French Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
3 1/2 to 4 c. flour

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and 1 egg at a time; cream thoroughly. Add salt and vanilla; stir in alternately part of milk and 2 cups of flour.
Mix baking powder in third cup of flour; continue milk and flour until a thick smooth batter.
Deep fry in at least 2 inches of hot fat (400\u00b0).
Self turning, done on second turn. (First batter, push off by finger.)