Quick cake doughnuts

Yield: 30 Doughnuts

Ingredients:

1/4 c Butter or margarine; -softened
1 c Sugar
1 ea Egg
1 t Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk
4 c All-purpose flour
1 t Baking powder Vegetable oil
2 c Sifted sugar
2 tb Milk

Instructions:

Cream butter; gradually add sugar beating well. Add egg; beat well. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Divide the dough in half. Working with one portion at a time place dough on a floured surface; roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough with a floured doughnut cutter. Heat 3 to 4 inches of oil to 375 degrees F; drop in 3 or 4 doughnuts at a time. Cook about 1 minute or until golden brown on one side; turn and cook other side about 1 minute. Drain on paper towels. Combine powdered sugar and milk beating well; drizzle over warm doughnuts. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen. Note: Doughnuts may be sprinkled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture or powdered sugar instead of the powdered-sugar glaze. From Ralph Monin of Kentucky in October 1982 "Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett. Date: 29 Dec 95