Recipe - Raisin-Cinnamon Doughnut

2 cup FLOUR, SIFTED
One fourth cup SUGAR
1 tablespoon BAKING POWDER
1 teaspoon SALT
One fourth teaspoon CINNAMON
1/3 cup SHORTENING
Three fourths cup MILK
2/3 cup RAISINS, CHOPPED
One half cup BUTTER, MELTED
One fourth cup SUGAR
2 teaspoon CINNAMON

Sift togther all dry ingredients. Cut in shortening with pastry cutter or
two knives. Mixture should look like small bowls. Stir in milk and
raisins. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll out to One half Cut into rounds
with floured doughnut cutter. Arrange doughnuts on cookie sheets. Brush
with melted butter. Bake 12 minutes in a 425F oven. Brush again with
melted butter. Combine One fourth cup sugar and 2 t cinnamon to make cinnamon sugar.
Makes 1 dozen.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by scotlyn@juno.com on May 17, 1998