Cake Doughnuts (Superb Doughnuts)

Cake Doughnuts (Superb Doughnuts)

From the kitchen of Grandma Mary Russell

“It’s best not to have Steven underfoot when you are frying them, Good Luck” – Grandma Mary Russell, August 31^st, 1976 (I was 2 years old)

Mix together thoroughly

2 Tablespoon of shortening

¾ cups of sugar

4 egg yolks or 2 whole eggs.

Sift together

3 1/2 cups sifted flour

4 teaspoons double action baking powder

1 ¼ teaspoon of salt

½ teaspoon of nutmeg

½ teaspoon of mace (grandma marry Russell omitted this spice)

¼ teaspoon of cinnamon

And stir alternately with 1 cup of milk

Dough will be very soft, to avoid sticking rub flour thoroughly into heavy canvas baking cloth (ribbed)

Poor the dough out onto a cloth.

Then fold the flour corners one at a time over the soft dough to lightly coat with flour

With as little handling as possible, roll dough 3/8 inches thick.

After rolling let stand 10-20 minutes before cutting to make doughnuts easier to handle

Cut with 2 1/2 or 3 inch doughnut cutter.

Fry in hot fat until brown and 375 degrees Fahrenheit until brown, turning when first cracks appear. (turn with spoon to avoid piercing doughnuts, grandma used a slotted spoon or beater).

Repeat turning until doughnuts are desired brown. Takes about 1 min 30 seconds for total frying of doughnut.

Drain on absorbent paper

Makes to 24-36 doughnuts.

If sugar doughnuts are desired, place sugar in paper bag, add a few doughnuts close bag and shake.

Snickerdoodles (cookies)

From the kitchen of Sylvia Russell (Makes 6 dozen)

My mom made these every Christmas.

1 cup shortening (part butter or margarine)

1 ½ cup of sugar

2 eggs

2 ¾ cup all purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar (spice)

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon of salt

2 teaspoons of sugar

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1 cup shortening (part butter or margarine)

1 ½ cup of sugar

2 eggs

2 ¾ cup all purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar (spice)

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon of salt

2 teaspoons of sugar

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1. Heat Oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Mix shortening, sugar and eggs toughly, creaming them together.
3. Measure flour by dipping or sifting method.
4. Bend flour, cream of tartar, soda, and salt, stir in.
5. Shape dough in 1 inch balls
6. Roll in mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
7. Places two inches appear on ungreased baking sheet.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes this puff up at first, and then flatten out.

Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

From the Kitchen of Grandma Mary Russell

This is what you did with all your old bananas that are overripe.

Ingredients:

2 cups of flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

2/3 cup of shortening

2/3 cup of sugar

2/3 cup of light brown sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 egg

1 cup of mashed bananas (3 bananas, can be overripe)

1/2 package of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Sift together, flour, baking powder, and salt (set aside flour mixture).

2 Cream shortening (cisco), sugar, and brown sugar put it in mixer bowl, turn on mixer (till white and fluffy).

3. Beat in vanilla and egg after fluffy.

4. Blend in bananas and then flour mixture.

5. Stir in chocolate pieces by hand.

6. Spread batter evenly in a greased (shortening) floured jelly roll pan.

7. Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

8. Take out to cool for 15 minutes.

9. Cut into bars and serve.