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      Title: Montana Sourdough Doughnuts
 Categories: Breads, Snacks
      Yield: 3 Dozen

      2 lg Eggs
      1 c  Sugar
      1 c  Sourdough starter
    1/2 c  Buttermilk
      1 tb Oil -OR-
      1 tb Lard; melted
  4 1/2 c  Flour; sifted
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Nutmeg
           Fat; for frying

  Beat eggs and sugar together. Add starter, buttermilk, lard, and
  sifted dry ingredients. Mix well. Turn out dough and knead on a
  lightly floured board until smooth.

  Roll to 1/2" thickness and cut with a 2-3/4" doughnut cutter.

  Put on greased cookes sheet and let rise for 30 minutes. Fry in hot
  deep fat (375°F/190°C) until golden brown and done. Roll in sugar.

  Note: Starter may be purchased by mail order from The Gilded Cage,
  Anchorage Chapter, Alaska Crippled Children's Association,
  225 East Street, Anchorage, Alaska.

  Origin: Women's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, Vol 1, Montana Section.

  Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Feb, 1994

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