1 cup apple cider
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp.baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Vegetable oil or shortening -for frying
1 cup cinnamon-sugar mixed
• Boil apple cider in small saucepan until it is reduced to 1/4 cup (8 to 10 minutes) and cool. • Beat sugar with shortening until smooth. • Add eggs and mix well, then add buttermilk and reduced cider. • Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in another bowl. • Add to liquid ingredients, and mix just enough to combine. • Transfer dough to lightly floured board and pat to 1/2-inch thickness. • Cut with 2 1/2- to 3-inch doughnut cutter. (Reserve doughnut holes and reroll and cut scraps.) • Add enough oil or shortening to fill a deep pan 3 inches deep, and heat it to 375ยบ. • Fry several doughnuts at a time, turning once or twice, until browned and
cooked through (about 4 minutes). • Remove to paper towels with slotted spoon. • While still warm, shake a few at a time in a paper bag containing cinnamon sugar. • Cool on a rack.
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