Doughnuts made with Yeast
¹⁄₂ lb. butter
³⁄₄ lb. sugar
1 pint sweet milk
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup yeast
1 dessert-spoon spices (mace or nutmeg and cinnamon)
Flour
Salt
Cream the butter. Add the sugar. Beat well. Add the milk, yeast, and about a pint and a half of sifted flour. Set to rise over night. Add the well beaten eggs, spices, and sufficient flour to make a stiff dough in the morning. Roll out. Cut into rounds and fry. Sift sugar over them while hot.