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.

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