Recipe - Pumpkin Eaters Doughnuts

2 tablespoon Shortening
Three fourths cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cup Libby's solid pac pumpkin
1 cup Shredded bran cereal
2 Three fourths cup Flour
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Pumpkin pie spice
One half teaspoon Salt
Oil

In a large bowl cream shortening and sugar untill light and fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add Pumpkin and
cereal, mixing well... Let stand 2 min. Sift flour, baking powder, spice
and salt together then stir into pumpkin mixture, half at a time...

Cover, chill for 1 hour or until dough is stiff enough to handle. on
lightly floured surface, roll out dough to One half in. thickness and cut with 2
One half in doughnut cutter.

Deep fry in large pan with 2 in of oil at 375ø. Fry a few at a time about 1
min per side or until thoroughly cooked and golden brown.

Drain on paper towel on wire rack. Repeat with the trimmings to use all of
the dough. Dip cooled doughnuts in cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar if
desired.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini