Cake Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. soda
4 c. sifted flour
1/3 c. melted shortening, cooled
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Put eggs, sugar and shortening together; mix well.
Sift together the remaining ingredients; add to the first mixture.
Mix well.
Chill dough for about 20 minutes.
Roll dough 1/2 inch onto a floured surface.
Cut with doughnut cutter.
Fry in deep oil.