Alice's Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 5 tablespoons shortening, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups flour, sifted
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, beat the eggs until foamy.
• 2 gradually add sugar, beating constantly.
• 3 stir in the milk, shortening and vanilla.
• 4 sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. add to the liquid mixture,mixing well.
• 5 cover and chill the dough for 30 min.-1 hour for easier handling.
• 6 preheat oven to 450 d egrees.
• 7 spray a baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray.
• 8 roll out and pat the dough on a lightly floured board to a 1/2" thickness.
• 9 cut with a doughnut cutter.
• 10 place the doughnuts and holes on the baking sheet, about 1" apart. bake for 10-15 min.
• 11 or until golden brown.
• 12 brush each doughnut and hole with melted butter and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat all sides.
• 13 cinnamon-sugar: 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon, in a small bowl, combine; blending well.