Buttermilk Doughnuts

Submitted by Impera_Magna

"An excellent old-fashioned cake doughnut! Have no recollection of where I got the recipe but I've had it for thirty years."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 177.44 ml buttermilk
• 236.59 ml sugar
• 2 eggs
• 22.18 ml shortening
• 2.46 ml grated lemon zest
• 828.06 ml flour
• 9.85 ml baking powder
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 2.46 ml salt
• 2.46 ml cinnamon

directions

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat till smooth.
2. Sift dry ingredients and add to buttermilk mixture, stirring well.
3. Chill for one or more hours.
4. Turn onto floured surface and roll out to 3/8" think; cut w/ floured cutter.
5. Heat oil to 375 degrees and fry doughnuts until golden brown (approx 1 min on each side).
6. Drain well on paper towels.
7. If desired, toss in bag w/ powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar, or ice w/ chocolate frosting.