Donuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. milk, scalded
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. warm water
3 cakes compressed yeast
1/2 tsp. powdered ginger
2 eggs
7 c. flour

Preparation

Scald milk.
Stir in sugar, salt and margarine; let cool to lukewarm.
Measure water (about 85\u00b0) into large mixing bowl. Crumble in yeast.
Add ginger; stir until yeast dissolves.
Add the lukewarm milk mixture, eggs and half the flour.
Beat about 5 minutes with electric mixer until smooth.
Stir in remaining flour to make a soft dough, more flour might be necessary, but the less used the lighter the donuts.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board; let stand for 5 minutes, then knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
Place dough into a well-greased bowl.
Turn to grease all sides.
Cover with plastic and a slightly dampened towel.
Let rise in warm place until dough is doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.