Baked Doughnuts (sixteen) Recipe

• 1 cup lukewarm milk
• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 18 ounces sifted pastry flour, divided
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces sifted pastry flour

1. Combine the milk, yeast, and 10 ounces pastry flour and allow it to rise.
2. Stir into it the 1/4 cup sugar and oil.
3. Allow it to rise again.
4. When light, then add the other 1/4 cup sugar, eggs, salt, and 8 ounces sifted pastry flour. Mix thoroughly.
5. This will be too soft to knead.
6. Set it in a warm place to rise.
7. When it is light, knead it together.
8. Take the dough out onto a floured board, roll it out three-fourths inch thick, and cut with a doughnut cutter.
9. Lay the doughnuts on an oiled pan one-inch apart and set in a warm place to rise.
10. Allow them to rise about one-eighth inch, not more, and then bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

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