Mom'S Favorite Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs
1/4 c. butter, melted
1 c. buttermilk or sour milk
1 1/4 c. sugar
4 c. flour (about)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
nutmeg to taste

Preparation

Beat eggs thoroughly.
Add and beat in sugar and melted butter.
Stir in buttermilk.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add to egg-buttermilk mixture.
Add vanilla and nutmeg.
Chill dough at least 1 hour.
Roll dough to about 1/3 inch thick.
Cut and fry.