Grandma Clarks Fried Donuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons liquid shortening (or vegetable oil)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
3 cups flour
icing
2 cups powdered sugar
1 -2 tablespoon milk

Preparation

Mix sugar, spices, salt, and baking powder.
Add shortening and vanilla; mix.
Add eggs, mix.
Add milk and flour; mix.
Drop into hot oil using donut dropper. (if mixture is too thick mix in a bit of milk-too thin a bit of flour).
Fry in oil turning when first crack appears. -be careful not to crowd.
Remove and place on either a drying rack or brown paper bag to drain oil.
Ice while warm with powdered sugar icing.