Buttermilk Doughnuts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 1/2-6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups buttermilk
• oil, for deep-fat frying
• additional sugar (optional) or cinnamon sugar (optional) or confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and lemon-colored. add butter and vanilla; mix well.
• 2 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• 4 on a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/2-in. thickness. cut with a floured 3-in. doughnut cutter.
• 5 in an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°.
• 6 fry doughnuts, a few at a time, for 1 minute on each side or until golden.
• 7 drain on paper towels.
• 8 roll in additional sugar if desired.