Doughnuts made with Yeast

The cake and biscuit book · Douglas, Elizabeth · 1903
Source
The cake and biscuit book
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (10)
Dough
Spices
Topping
Instructions (9)
  1. Cream the butter.
  2. Add the sugar.
  3. Beat well.
  4. Add the milk, yeast, and about a pint and a half of sifted flour.
  5. Set to rise over night.
  6. Add the well beaten eggs, spices, and sufficient flour to make a stiff dough in the morning.
  7. Roll out.
  8. Cut into rounds and fry.
  9. Sift sugar over them while hot.
Original Text
Doughnuts made with Yeast ¹⁄₂ lb. butter ³⁄₄ lb. sugar 1 pint sweet milk 2 eggs ¹⁄₂ cup yeast 1 dessert-spoon spices (mace or nutmeg and cinnamon) Flour Salt Cream the butter. Add the sugar. Beat well. Add the milk, yeast, and about a pint and a half[Pg 87] of sifted flour. Set to rise over night. Add the well beaten eggs, spices, and sufficient flour to make a stiff dough in the morning. Roll out. Cut into rounds and fry. Sift sugar over them while hot.
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