Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3/4 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup milk
Preparation:
Mix together the shortening, sugar, and egg yolks.
Into another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
Stir into the first mixture alternately with 1 cup milk.
Stir until dry ingredients are moistened, handling dough as little as possible.
Roll dough to about 3/8-inch thickness on a floured cloth covered surface.
Let rolled out dough stand for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat deep fat to 370°.
Fat should be at least 1 1/2 inches deep.
Fat is ready when a doughnut center browns in about 1 minute.
Keep temperature as steady as possible.
Cut doughnuts out with floured 2 1/2 or 3-inch doughnut cutter.
Fry doughnuts in the hot fat, turning carefully with a wooden spoon handle when the first crack appears. Continue cooking and turning until browned nicely.
This will take about 1 1/2 minute total frying time.
Drain doughnuts on brown paper or paper towels.
Makes about 2 dozen doughnuts.