Plain Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds or pint cups of risen dough
• 1/2 Pound of butter
• 1/2 Pound of sugar
• 1 Half pint of milk
• 3 Eggs
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Lard
• Flour

Directions

1. Take the risen dough; add butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and a little cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. Cover it and set it to rise.
3. When light, cut it into shapes.
4. Fry in boiling lard.
5. Add a little flour to stiffen the dough.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019