Grandma Clarks Fried Donuts

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, spices, salt, and baking powder.
• 2 add shortening and vanilla; mix.
• 3 add eggs, mix.
• 4 add milk and flour; mix.
• 5 drop into hot oil using donut dropper. (if mixture is too thick mix in a bit of milk-too thin a bit of flour).
• 6 fry in oil turning when first crack appears. -be careful not to crowd.
• 7 remove and place on either a drying rack or brown paper bag to drain oil.
• 8 ice while warm with powdered sugar icing.