Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. warm water
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 egg, beaten
3 1/4 to 3 1/2 c. unsifted flour

Preparation

Scald milk; stir in sugar, salt and butter or margarine.
Cool to lukewarm. Measure warm water into large warm mixing bowl; sprinkle in yeast. Stir until dissolved. Add lukewarm milk mixture, egg and half the flour. Beat until smooth.
Stir in enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured board or pastry cloth.
Knead until smooth and elastic about 5 to 10 minutes (grease hands with shortening or oil if dough sticks to them). Place dough in greased bowl, then turn greased side to top. Cover with damp cloth; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.