Grandma'S Doughnuts

10 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. yeast
  • 6 cups white unbleached flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 Tbls. sugar
  • 1 Tbls. vanilla
  • 4 Tbls. sour cream
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter (cannot be substituted successfully), melted and cooled
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • About 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • About 3 cups Crisco

Directions

  1. 1
    {"0":"Put yeast into about 1\/3 cup lukewarm water. Let stand until foamy.","2":"Put Crisco into a medium-sized heavy saucepan with a lid. Mix all remaining ingredients except confectioners sugar in a large bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon for twenty minutes or until dough does not stick to sides of bowl. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm but not hot location until doubled in size. Turn onto a floured board or counter, taking care to be very gentle. Pat down without rolling or squishing dough. Cut with a drinking glass dipped in flour. Make center hole of doughnut with fingers while moving cut rounds of dough to a floured cloth or board. Cover doughnuts with a light cloth and let rise until nearly doubled in size.","4":"Heat Crisco in pan until drops of water jump when sprinkled in. Drop about three doughnuts into hot Crisco. Cover and cook for 1\/2 minute. Remove cover. Turn doughnuts over and cook uncovered for 1\/2 minute more. Remove with slotted spoon and place on paper towels. Continue in batches. When doughnuts are nearly cool, shake each of them gently in confectioners sugar placed in a lunch-sized paper bag. Serve."}

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