Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4           cup  sugar
     1/3      teaspoon  salt
  1                     egg
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  1           teaspoon  lard or butter
  2 1/2           cups  flour
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     3/4           cup  buttermilk
  1                cup  powdered sugar

Preparation:

Beat sugar, salt and egg together. Add vanilla and fat, and cream into sugar. In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda and buttermilk. Stir two mixtures together. Place on floured surface and flatten to 1/4-inch. Cut into 4-inch rounds and cut out 1-inch centers. Drop into hot oil in a skillet, and brown on each side. Drain on paper towels. Coat warm donuts with powdered sugar, if desired. Makes 1 batch.

Nutritional Information:

2337 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (3% calories from fat); 44g Protein; 518g Carbohydrate; 193mg Cholesterol; 2226mg Sodium