Doughnuts (Fastnachts- a Shrove Tuesday Tradi

2 c Milk

*dissolved in: 1 c Sugar

6 c Flour

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1 c Yeast

1 c Water, warm

1/4 ts Salt

3 Egg, well beaten

1/4 c Butter, melted

Scald the milk and set aside to cool to lukewarm. To the dissolved yeast add 1/2 cup of flour and mix to a batter. Add to the milk. Stir in 1 tsp of the sugar and about 3 cups of flour. Set in a warm place to rise over night. In the morning, add the well-beaten eggs, nutmeg, butter, sugar, and salt and mix thoroughly. Stir in enough flour until batter can no longer be stirred with a spoon. Set aside to rise until light. Roll on a well-floured board and cut with a doughnut cutter. Let rise again, and then fry in hot fat until golden brown. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936. ~---- -----