Grandma Clarks Fried Donuts

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons liquid shortening (or vegetable oil)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups flour
• icing
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

1. Mix sugar, spices, salt, and baking powder.
2. Add shortening and vanilla; mix.
3. Add eggs, mix.
4. Add milk and flour; mix.
5. Drop into hot oil using donut dropper. (if mixture is too thick mix in a bit of milk-too thin a bit of flour).
6. Fry in oil turning when first crack appears. -be careful not to crowd.
7. Remove and place on either a drying rack or brown paper bag to drain oil.
8. Ice while warm with powdered sugar icing.

sugar, nutmeg, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, liquid shortening, vanilla, eggs, milk, flour, icing, powdered sugar, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grandma-clarks-fried-donuts-316359 (may not work)