New England Doughnuts

Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour


• 3 teaspoons baking powder


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg


• 1 cup sugar


• 2 tablespoons butter, melted


• 2 eggs


• 1 cup milk


• oil, for frying


• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 sift first five ingredients together.


• 2 add sugar to melted butter and beat thoroughly.


• 3 beat eggs and add to sugar mixture.


• 4 add dry ingredients alternatively with milk to batter.


• 5 have dough a little stiffer than biscuit dough.


• 6 preheat oil to 360f in a large saucepan or stockpot.


• 7 roll dough to 1/4 inch on a floured board.


• 8 cut with doughnut cutter and fry until golden; turn and fry until golden on the other side.


• 9 drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.