Grandma’s Recipe Box: Raised Doughnuts

Raised Donuts

Ingredients

1 Cup Sugar
2   Eggs
2 TBS Soft shortening
3/4 Cup Buttermilk (or sour milk)
3 1/2    Cups    Flour (sifted)
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Soda disolved in the buttermilk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp Vanilla

Directions

  • Mix well
  • Roll out to 1/3″ thick
  • let raise 20 minutes
  • cut & fry in deep fat
  • do not reroll