Connecticut Crullers

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup cream
• oil, for frying
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 sift dry ingredients together very well.
• 2 cream butter and sugar together until thoroughly mixed.
• 3 add eggs and beat well.
• 4 add dry ingredients alternately with cream to batter.
• 5 mix thoroughly.
• 6 preheat oil to 360f in a large saucepan or stockpot
• 7 place dough on a well-floured board and pat lightly until just thick enough to cut into thin strips 1/2" wide.
• 8 bring edges together to form a circle, leaving a hole in the center and pressing edges together.
• 9 fry until brown and drain on paper towels.
• 10 dust with confectioners' sugar.