Title: Doughnut Wonder Balls
Categories: Breakfast Southern
Yield: 8 Servings

2	tb	Shortening
1/2	c	Sugar
4	sl	Bread; crusts removed
1		Egg; beaten
2/3	c	Milk
1 3/4	c	Flour, all-purpose
2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Nutmeg, ground
		Oil, salad

Cream shortening and sugar. Cut bread into cubes, and combine with egg and milk; add to creamed mixture, blending well. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Chill dough 1 hour.

Remove one-fourth of dough at a time from refrigerator; roll about 1/2" thick on a lightly floured board. Cut with a 1-1/2" cutter and fry in hot oil at 365 degrees. Drain on absorbent paper.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, May 1974. Typos by Nancy Coleman.

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