French Market Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 pkg. active dry or cake yeast
2 Tbsp. lukewarm water
2 Tbsp. salad oil
1 egg
3 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
sifted confectioners sugar

Preparation

Scald milk; add granulated sugar, salt and nutmeg.
Cool to lukewarm.
Sprinkle or crumble yeast into warm water, stirring until yeast is dissolved (use lukewarm water for cake yeast).
To lukewarm milk mixture, add oil, egg and dissolved yeast, blending with spoon.
Add flour gradually, beating well.
Cover with waxed paper, then clean towel and let rise in warm place until double in size.