Bake Shop Doughnuts At Home - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. lukewarm water
2 cakes or pkg. yeast
1/2 c. milk (scalding hot)
2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs, beaten
5 c. flour

Preparation

Dissolve yeast into lukewarm water.
Add sugar, salt and shortening to hot milk.
Cool to lukewarm, then beat in eggs.
Add 2 cups of flour and beat thoroughly.
Stir in dissolved yeast. Add just enough flour to make a soft dough.