Grandma'S Donuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. yeast
1 c. milk, scalded and cooled
1/2 c. shortening
2/3 c. sugar
lukewarm water and sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
5 c. flour (more or less)

Preparation

Dissolve
yeast
in
1
cup of lukewarm water and add 1 teaspoon
of sugar.
Add shortening and sugar to scalded milk; let cool.
Combine yeast, milk, eggs and dry ingredients.
Let rise until
double;
punch
down.
Roll out and cut out.
Let rise again.
Fry in deep fat at 350\u00b0.
Makes 3 dozen donuts.