Mme. Dube's Old Fashion Simple Doughnuts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter; add sugar, one spoonful at a time, alternating with a spoonful of beaten eggs.
• 2 beat into a light cream.
• 3 sift flour with baking powder, salt and divide into 3 parts.
• 4 mix milk and vanilla together.
• 5 add to the creamed ingredients and then add to the dry ingredients.
• 6 add flour just enough to create a soft dough.
• 7 cover and chill from 4 to 12 hours.
• 8 the next day, remove 1/3 of dough from the refridgerator; keep the rest cold.
• 9 roll to 1/3" thick on floured board.
• 10 cut and let stand for 15 minutes before cooking.
• 11 fry in 3" of cooking oil- 375 degrees on medium-high.
• 12 place 3 doughnuts at a time in the pan so the oil doesn't cool down.
• 13 cook 4 minutes on each side until golden brown.
• 14 drain on brown paper.
• 15 sprinkle a mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the warm doughnuts and serve.
• 16 these freeze very well so you can remove a few at a time for eating anytime!