Donuts

Elizabeth's donuts that she made us for Halloween!!!

 

1 package active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water

3/4 cup lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 egg

1/4 cup shortening

3 1/2 to 3 1/4 cups flour

Activate yeast in warm water, and add the rest of the ingredients as other breads

Beat together the other ingredients and enough flour until dough is smooth and elastic

Let dough rise until double

Roll dough 3/8" thick and cut dough into doughnut shape. Let doughnuts rise until double on greased cookie sheet. 

Heat oil to 375* and drop doughnuts into hot fat; cook until they are golden on both sides. Remove from fat and drain.

Maple frosting:

1 tsp Maple flavoring

2 Tbsp Butter

2 Tbsp Milk

Powdered sugar

 

I kinda threw the ingredients together, so those measurements are guesses. I put in enough milk and powdered sugar to be the desired consistency.