Filled Berlin Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/3 c. butter
1 Tbsp. orange juice
2 tsp. rum extract
1 c. milk, scalded
3 1/2 to 4 c. all-purpose flour
2 eggs, well beaten
fat for deep frying heated to 375~
jam or jelly

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water.
Put 1/2 cup sugar, salt, butter, orange juice and rum extract into a large bowl.
Pour scalded milk over ingredients in bowl.
Stir until butter is melted.
Cool to lukewarm.
Blend in 1 cup of the flour and beat until smooth.
Stir in yeast.
Add about half of the remaining flour and beat until smooth.
Beat in eggs, then beat in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.