Doughnut wonder balls
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 4 | slices | Bread; crusts removed |
| 1 | Egg; beaten | |
| ⅔ | cup | Milk |
| 1¾ | cup | Flour, all-purpose |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg, ground |
| Oil, salad | ||
Directions
Cream shortening and sugar. Cut bread into cubes, and combine with egg and milk; add to creamed mixture, blending well. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Chill dough 1 hour.
Remove one-fourth of dough at a time from refrigerator; roll about ½" thick on a lightly floured board. Cut with a 1-½" cutter and fry in hot oil at 365 degrees. Drain on absorbent paper.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, May 1974. Typos by Nancy Coleman.