Fried Sugar Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder

Method

1. 1 Cream shortening, then mix in sugar and well-beaten egg.
2. 2 Stir in milk, then add nutmeg, salt, flour, and baking powder sifted together.
3. 3 Add enough additional flour to make the dough stiff enough to roll.
4. 4 Roll out on a floured board to about ¼-inch thick and cut into shapes.
5. 5 Fry in deep fat hot enough to brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds.
6. 6 Drain on unglazed paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.