TRUE YEAST DONUTS
1 Cake Yeast ( 1 Tablespoon = 1 package =1 cake )
1 cup milk
3 1/2 cups Reg flour
1/4 cup Crisco
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
crisco for frying
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk. add 1 1/2 cups flour.
beat until smooth. Cover
let raise in a warm place 80-85 degrees until double in bulk. about 2 hours.
Combine Crisco sugar and salt and egg.
Stir into yeast mixture. add remaining flour and beat thoroughly
Rub top with crisco. Let rise in a bowl till double. 2 hours
Roll 1/2 inch thick cut with a donut cutter.
allow to rise about 45 minutes. Fry until browned in hot crisco (355 degrees)
Roll while warm in powdered sugar or glaze over a wire rack… let harden turn and glaze other side..
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