2 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Sourdough starter
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1 tablespoon Oil
=OR= 1 tablespoon Lard — melted
4 1/2 cups Flour — sifted
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon -Salt
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
Fat for frying
Beat eggs and sugar together. Add starter, buttermilk, lard and sifted dry ingredients. Mix well. Turn out dough and knead on a lightly floured board until smooth. Roll to 1/2″ thickness and cut with a 2 3/4″ doughnut cutter. Put on greased cookes sheet and let rise for 30 minutes. Fry in hot deep fat (370 ) until golden brown and done. Roll in sugar. Makes about 3 dozen.
NOTE** Starter may be purchased by mail order from The Gilded Cage, Anchorage Chapter, Alaska Crippled Children’s Association, 225 East Street, Anchorage, Alaska.
Origin: Women’s Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, Vol 1, Montana Section. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Feb/94 [from Fidonet Home Cooking echo]