Baked Doughnuts

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 1/3 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar, mixed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the yeast over the warm water in a small bowl and let it dissolve for 5 minutes.
• 2 put the milk and shortening in a saucepan and heat until the shortening is melted.
• 3 cool to lukewarm.
• 4 pour the yeast mixture into a large mixing bowl and add the milk mix.
• 5 stir in the 1/4 cup sugar, salt, nutmeg, eggs and 2 cups flour.
• 6 beat briskly until well blended.
• 7 add the remaining 2 1/2 cups flour and beat until smooth.
• 8 cover the bowl and let double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 9 dust a board generously with flour and turn the dough mass onto it.
• 10 this dough is soft and needs enough flour on the board to prevent sticking, but is easy to handle.
• 11 pat the dough into a round about 1/2 inch thick.
• 12 use a 3 inch doughnut cutter and cut out the doughnuts, placing them (and the doughnut holes) on greased baking sheets, 1 inch apart.
• 13 these don't spread much; they rise.
• 14 preheat oven to 450°f let the doughnuts rest and rise for 20 minutes uncovered.
• 15 bake about 10 minutes or a little longer, until they have a touch of golden brown.
• 16 remove from the oven.
• 17 have ready the melted butter and a brush.
• 18 on a sheet of wax paper, spread the cinnamon sugar.
• 19 brush each doughnut and doughnut hole with butter and roll in the cinnamon sugar.
• 20 serve hot.