National Doughnut Day was first celebrated in Chicago, back in 1938 by the Salvation Army. The Donut Lassies would serve these doughnuts and coffee to soldiers in the trenches and the recipe lives on thanks to the Salvation Army. In honor of National Donut Day on Friday, June 4, 2021, try your hand at this fun recipe!
Makes 4 doz. doughnuts
- 2 large eggs
- 5 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 tablespoon salt
- 1 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tub lard
Directions
- Combine all ingredients (except for lard) to make dough.
- Thoroughly knead dough, roll smooth, and cut into rings that are less than 1/4 inch thick. (When finding items to cut out doughnut circles, be creative! Salvation Army doughnut girls used whatever they could find, from baking powder cans to coffee percolator tubes.)
- Drop the rings into the lard, making sure the fat is hot enough to brown the doughnuts gradually. Turn the doughnuts slowly several times.
- When browned, remove doughnuts and allow excess fat to drip off.
- Dust with powdered sugar. Let cool and enjoy.
Looking for something with fewer ingredients? Try out this delicious 2 ingredient donut hole recipe!
