“Mother’s” Crullers.
- 1½ teacup sugar.
- ½ teacup sour cream or milk.
- ⅓ teacup butter.
- 1 egg.
- 1 small teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water.
- Flour to roll out a tolerably stiff paste.
Annie’s Crullers.
- 2 cups sugar.
- 1 cup butter.
- 2 eggs.
- 2 cups sour milk.
- 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water.
- Flour to roll out tolerably stiff.
Risen Doughnuts.
- 1 lb. butter.
- 1¾ lb. sugar.
- 1 quart sweet milk.
- 4 eggs.
- 1 large cup yeast.
- 1 tablespoonful mace or nutmeg.
- 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamon.
- Flour to make all stiff as bread dough.
- 1 teaspoonful salt.
Cream the butter and sugar, add the milk, yeast, and one quart and a pint of flour. Set to rise over night. In the morning beat the eggs very light, and stir into the batter with the spice and rest of the flour. Set to rise three hours, or until light; roll into a pretty thick sheet, cut out, and fry in boiling lard. Sift powdered sugar over them while hot.
Quick Doughnuts.
- 1 cup butter.
- 2 cups sugar.
- 4 eggs.
- 1 cup sour milk or cream.
- 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water.
- 1 teaspoonful nutmeg.
- ½ teaspoonful cinnamon.
- Flour to roll out in pretty soft dough.
Cut into shapes and fry in hot lard.