Jelly Doughnuts

Ingredients:

• 3 pkg dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2 cup flour
• oil for deep frying
• 1 carrot peeled
• jelly for filling
• powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Place yeast, warm water, warm milk and sugar in a small bowl and stir to dissolve. Once yeast starts to bubble, pour the yeast mixture into a mixing bowl.
2. Add shortening, egg and salt. Mix on low speed, add flour slowly until dough is formed.
3. Grease top of dough lightly and cover with plastic wrap.
4. Let Dough rise in a warm place for at least an hour.
5. Roll dough into a rectangle, about 1/2 inch thick.
6. Sprinkle with water and fold dough in half, creating a square.
7. Cut out 2 1/2 inch circles using a round cookie cutter or rim of glass.
8. Use all the dough in this way.
9. Let doughnuts rise until they have doubled in size.
10. Pour 10 cups of oil into a huge pot.
11. add the peeled carrot to prevent oil from burning and bring pot to a boil.
12. Drop 2-3 donuts into the pot.
13. Cover and cook for 5 minutes
14. Uncover and let fry for 3 minutes
15. Turn over and fry other side for 3 minutes.
16. Remove using a slotted spoon.
17. Make a slit on each side of donut.
18. Use a pastry bag and squeeze a tsp of jelly into each doughnut.
19. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm.