Montana Sourdough Doughnuts

* Exported from MasterCook *

MONTANA SOURDOUGH DOUGHNUTS

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Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Brunch Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Sourdough starter
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1 tablespoon Oil
=OR=
1 tablespoon Lard -- melted
4 1/2 cups Flour -- sifted
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon -Salt
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
Fat for frying

Beat eggs and sugar together. Add starter, buttermilk, lard and sifted dry
ingredients. Mix well. Turn out dough and knead on a lightly floured board
until smooth. Roll to 1/2" thickness and cut with a 2 3/4" doughnut
cutter. Put on greased cookes sheet and let rise for 30 minutes. Fry in hot
deep fat (370 ) until golden brown and done. Roll in sugar.
Makes about 3 dozen.

NOTE** Starter may be purchased by mail order from The Gilded Cage,
Anchorage Chapter, Alaska Crippled Children's Association, 225 East Street,
Anchorage, Alaska.

Origin: Women's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, Vol 1, Montana Section. Shared
by: Sharon Stevens, Feb/94
[from Fidonet Home Cooking echo]

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