French Doughnuts

• 1 cup water, boiling
• 14 cup shortening or 14 cup lard
• 12 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cake yeast, softened in
• 12 cup lukewarm water
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 7 12 cups flour (approximate)
• oil (for frying)

1. Pour boiling water over shortening, sugar and salt.
2. Add milk.
3. When lukewarm, add yeast that has been softened in water.
4. Add beaten eggs.
5. Stir in 4 cups of flour and beat hard.
6. Add enough flour to make a soft dough; place in a greased bowl, grease top of dough, cover and keep in frig until ready to use.
7. Roll dough to a 1/4 inch thickness; cut with a scalloped cookie cutter and fry in hot deep fat (365F), brown one side, turn and brown on the other.
8. Do not let the dough rise before frying.
9. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with powdered sugar or lightly covered with icing.

water, shortening, sugar, salt, milk, cake yeast, water, eggs, flour, oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-doughnuts-241924 (may not work)