Amish Doughnuts

• 3 eggs
• 6 cups flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 4 tablespoons yeast or 2 compressed yeast cakes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup lard (or shortening)
• Glaze
• 2 teaspoons white Karo
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons hot water

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 2 cups of warm water.
2. Add eggs, flour, salt, sugar and lard to yeast mixture.
3. Mix well.
4. Cover with a tea towel and let rise until doubled.
5. Roll out to 1/2" thick, cutting with a doughnut cutter.
6. Let rise again, 30-45 minutes.
7. Fry until golden on one side then flip and do the other side. This takes just a few minutes per side.
8. Drain on paper towels and dip in glaze.
9. Glaze mixture:
10. Mix Karo syrup, vanilla, powdered sugar and 2 T. hot water together.
11. If consistency is not thin enough, add the other tablespoon water.
12. Roll doughnuts in glaze while still warm.

eggs, flour, water, salt, yeast, sugar, lard, white karo, vanilla, powdered sugar, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/amish-doughnuts-249578 (may not work)