Czech Doughnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 inch sq. bakers fresh yeast
4 egg yolks and 1 whole egg
1/4 lb. margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
6 to 7 c. flour
1 pt. sweet milk, scalded and then cooled
sugar
1/2 c. milk for dough
1 tsp. vanilla
grated rind or 1 orange or lemon (optional)

Preparation

In
a
large
bowl dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk (1/2 cup). Add
1/2
cup
of
sugar,
1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 cups flour. Let
stand in warm place 1/2 hour.
Beat egg yolks and whole
egg lightly.
Add
1/2
cup sugar and vanilla and beat lightly.
Add to yeast mixture.
Add melted margarine and rest of
the
flour. Do
not make dough too stiff.
A softer dough makes doughnuts light and fluffy.
Work the dough until smooth and
glossy.
Cover and let stand in a warm place until double in bulk.