Yeast Doughnuts

Yeast Doughnuts

From the Cookbook, Cajun Clark's One Inch From The Top


1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
1 package yeast
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour

SCALD milk.
ADD shortening, salt, sugar.
STIR 'til dissolved.
COOL to lukewarm.
ADD yeast--dissolve.
ADD beaten egg.
ADD flour.
MIX and KNEAD to smooth dough.
PUT in greased bowl and turn.
LET rise to double.
ROLL 1/2-inch thick; CUT with cutter.
PLACE on greased pan 1-inch apart.
COVER, let rise 'til double.

FRY in deep fat. DRAIN on paper.
SHAKE in powdered sugar.