CRUSTY DOUGHNUT BALLS

By pbaumgartner

After a football or basketball game, our father would often be in the mood to make doughnut balls--or we could convince him to be in the mood!!

Ingredients

• 1 lb. shortening for frying
• 1 Tbs. melted shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/3 c. sifted flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. sugar

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the 1 lb. of shortening slowly in a small deep kettle to 350° F. (A cube of bread browns in 60 seconds at 350°.) Beat egg. Add milk and vanilla. Beat together. Add sifted dry ingredients. Mix to blend thoroughly, but do not beat. Stir in 1 Tbs. cooled, melted shortening. Dip teaspoon into the hot shortening, then dip up a spoonful of batter. Quickly immerse spoon into hot shortening and drop off the batter. Turn balls when they come to the surface. Fry for 3 - 5 minutes, or until delicately brown. Do not crowd the kettle. Drain well over kettle, then place on an absorbent paper.
Coat with glaze made of confectioners' sugar thinned with a little milk.