Recipe - Buttermilk Doughnuts I

1 Egg
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Ginger; Ground
One half cup Buttermilk
One half teaspoon Mace
One half teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Flour
1 One half teaspoon Baking Powder
One fourth teaspoon Baking Soda

GLAZE
One half cup Powdered Sugar; Sifted
1 Tbl Whole Milk; Warm

Beat the egg until light and foamy in a medium sized bowl. Beat in the
sugar. Add the buttermilk and vanilla. Mix in the flour, baking powder,
baking soda, salt, ginger and mace. Chill for 1 hour. Preheat the deep
fryer. Prepare the glaze by combining the ingredients and blending until
smooth. Pat out the dough to a 3/4" thickness on a lightly floured board.
Cut using a floured doughnut cutter. Carefully drop into the hot oil in the
deep fryer. Fry until golden brown (22 One half minutes). Drain. Dip the top of
the warm doughnuts into the glaze. Place glazed side up on a rack. Yields 8
Doughnuts From: Joel.Ehrlich@salata.com (Joel Ehrlich)