Baked Doughnuts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 cream shortening, sugar and eggs until light.
• 3 sift dry ingredients.
• 4 add dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
• 5 mix well (this is a stiff dough).
• 6 add nuts (optional).
• 7 drop by tablespoonsful into well greased muffin tin.
• 8 bake 20 minutes.
• 9 mix cinnamon and sugar in a bag.
• 10 dip hot doughnut tops in melted butter.
• 11 toss doughnut in cinnamon and sugar mix.
• 12 serve hot.