Doughnuts, and Friends 10/19/2013 Doughnut Recipe Included

Good Morning,

I am headed out to goose hunt with friends and my nephew this early AM. My oldest dog Fritz will be with me trying to add to his retrieve total. His lifetime retrieves stand at 4034. Sure would be nice to see him get one today.

Part of all hunting excursions for avid hunters usually includes food. Our early morning romp today includes Doughnuts with my Door County Coffee. Today's flavor is Harvest Blend.
Usually after about an hour or two we are all ready for a snack and some coffee, especially if it is cold. We will leave our blinds and share the bakery and coffee. I must admit that it is always nice when our hunts produce a good harvest. But I do enjoy the jocularity that goes on during these little breaks. It is good, clean, wholesome fellowship. The bakery is just the added special treat that makes it all that much better.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 (ESV)

²⁴ There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment^[a] in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God,

Enjoy your friends, pray with them, laugh with them, and by goodness have a doughnut.

God bless,
Marty

Sourdough Donuts

ingredients

2 cups sourdough starter
1 cup lukewarm milk
1 1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup flour

directions

Mix starter, milk and flour until smooth. Add eggs and oil and beat well. Blend in small bowl the sugar, salt, soda and flour. Mix well into dough.

Turn out onto 1 C flour and knead lightly until most of flour is worked in (dough is soft.) Place in greased bowl and turn to grease too. Cover with wax paper and let rise until doubled.

Then turn onto 1/2 C flour on board. Pat to 1/2" thick. Cut and put on well floured sheet and let rise until doubled. (Don't cover!)

Fry only 3-4 in hot fat at once and fry raised side (top) first turning only once. Drain.