1/3 cup solid shortening

scant 1/2 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. nutmeg OR pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup milk

Cream shortening, sugar & egg. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Do NOT overbeat.

Bake in greased muffin pans

OVEN: 350º

BAKE: 25 to 30 minutes.

After removing from muffin pan, dip tops in the following:

1/3 cup melted butter

1/3 cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

OR

dust tops with powdered sugar

OR

Dip tops in melted chocolate

You are limited only by your imagination ;-)

YIELD: 9

These taste like fried donuts