Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3 3/4           Cups  sifted all-purpose flour
  4          Teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      Teaspoon  ground mace
     1/4      Teaspoon  salt
  1                Cup  granulated sugar
  2                     eggs
  3        Tablespoons  shortening
     3/4           Cup  milk
  1           Teaspoon  vanilla
                        Vegetable oil for frying
  10                    sugar -- (confectioners')

Preparation:

Sift flour, baking powder, mace and salt onto wax paper. Beat sugar, eggs and shortening at medium speed in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy; blend in milk and vanilla. Remove bowl from mixer and stir in flour mixture until well-blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap or wax paper; chill at least 2 hours. Place dough on a lightly floured surface; roll to a 1/2-inch thickness. Cut out with a lightly floured doughnut cutter. Fill a large heavy saucepan or electric skillet 2/3 full with vegetable oil. Heat to 370° on a deep-fat frying thermometer. Drop doughnuts, 2 or 3 at a time, into hot oil. Fry, turning once, 3 minutes, or until golden. Drain on paper toweling; cool. Sprinkle with 10X sugar or shake in a plastic bag with I cup granulated sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. For the tenderest doughnuts, dough should be well chilled. To speed chilling: Press dough onto plastic wrap to a 1-inch thickness. Wrap and place in freezer. Chilled dough can then be rolled with less handling. MAKES about 16 doughnuts

Nutritional Information:

10694 Calories (kcal); 58g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 62g Protein; 2543g Carbohydrate; 399mg Cholesterol; 2715mg Sodium