Ingredients:

3 tablespoons shortening
¼ cup sugar
1 egg
Up to half cup of milk
1 teaspoon nutmeg
¾ teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder


Preparation:

• Cream shortening;
  
• Add sugar and well-beaten egg;
  
• Stir in milk, add nutmeg, salt, flour and baking powder which have been sifted together and enough additional flour to make dough stiff enough to roll.
  
• Roll out on floured board to about ¼-inch thick; cut out.
  
• Fry in deep fat hot enough to brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds.
  
• Drain on unglazed paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.