Montana Sourdough Doughnuts

2 Eggs

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Sourdough starter

1/2 cup Buttermilk

1 tablespoon Oil

=OR= 1 tablespoon Lard -- melted

4 1/2 cups Flour -- sifted

1 teaspoon Baking powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking soda

1/2 teaspoon -Salt

1/2 teaspoon 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 (370 ) until golden brown and done. Roll in sugar. Makes about 3 dozen.

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/94 [from Fidonet Home Cooking echo]