Amish Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 6 cups flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 4 tablespoons yeast or 2 compressed yeast cakes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup lard (or shortening)

Glaze

• 2 teaspoons white Karo
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons hot water

Directions

1. 1

   In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 2 cups of warm water.

2. 2

   Add eggs, flour, salt, sugar and lard to yeast mixture.

3. 3

   Mix well.

4. 4

   Cover with a tea towel and let rise until doubled.

5. 5

   Roll out to 1/2" thick, cutting with a doughnut cutter.

6. 6

   Let rise again, 30-45 minutes.

7. 7

   Fry until golden on one side then flip and do the other side. This takes just a few minutes per side.

8. 8

   Drain on paper towels and dip in glaze.

9. 9

   Glaze mixture:.

10. 10

    Mix Karo syrup, vanilla, powdered sugar and 2 T. hot water together.

11. 11

    If consistency is not thin enough, add the other tablespoon water.

12. 12

    Roll doughnuts in glaze while still warm.