Sour Milk Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 2 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 scant teaspoon soda
- 1 scant teaspoon cream of tartar
- Grating of nutmeg
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cupful sugar
- 1/2 cupful sour milk
Directions
Sift together the dry ingredients, rub the butter into the flour with the finger tips, add the sugar, well-beaten egg, and milk; beat thoroughly and toss the dough on a floured board. It ought to be a soft dough and it is not easy to handle. Use a knife in turning it over if you have any difficulty. Knead lightly and roll into a sheet. Cut the doughnuts with a ring cutter and fry in boiling fat, putting only about four in the kettle at once. If more are fried at a time, the fat will cool and the doughnuts become greasy.