Polske Paczki(Polish Donuts) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cake yeast
1/2 c. sugar
7 c. flour
1 pt. milk, scalded and cooled
grated rind of orange or lemon
4 yolks and 1 whole egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1/4 lb. butter

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk; add 2 cups flour.
Let stand in warm place about 1/2 hour.
Then beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, grated rind and scant teaspoon salt.
Beat until light.
Add this to sponge.
Melt butter and add this to sponge.
Add 5 cups of flour.
Cover and allow to rise for about 1 hour or until double in bulk.
When light, turn on board and pat with hands until dough is 1/2-inch thick.
Cut and let rise again until light.
Cook in deep oil.