Glazed Doughnuts

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons bulk yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 7 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 scald milk; cool to lukewarm.
• 2 soften yeast in warm water (and proof by allowing to set for 10 minutes, watching for bubbling to begin to occur); add to milk.
• 3 cream the shortening and sugar together.
• 4 add eggs and beat.
• 5 add salt to milk and yeast mixture.
• 6 alternately add flour and creamed shortening, sugar and eggs mixture.
• 7 stir until smooth.
• 8 cover and let stand until double in bulk.
• 9 roll 1/2 inch thick on lightly floured surface.
• 10 cut and let rise until double in bulk, again.
• 11 fry in deep fat fryer until light brown on each side.
• 12 remove and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil (into the paper towels, rather than the doughnuts).
• 13 change paper towels frequently.
• 14 while still warm: glaze with powdered sugar glaze.
• 15 if you prefer, they can be put into a sack with dry powdered sugar, crystal sugar or brown sugar and shaken gently to coat, or frosted with one of your favorite icings and sprinkles or nuts.
• 16 when completely cool and glaze or frosting has set, store in an airtight container.
• 17 they can also be frozen for later use (eliminate as much air as possible).
• 18 if frozen, when ready to serve, remove from freezer, place on microwave-safe dish, cover with wax paper and run on defrost cycle until warmed through.
• 19 they will be almost as fresh as when you first made them!