Recipe

Fried Cakes Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Morninlite / All my dishes 1 year, 6 months ago I remember mom and grandma making these, they were so good! Greatgram Edith used to make these for Bepa and take them to him when he worked at the silk mill. He'd sell them to the other workers and before she knew it, Greatgram was in the Fried Cake business!... More Prep:20m Cook:10m Servings:12	Morninlite
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Ingredients

1 c sugar

1 egg

2 1/2 tsp melted shortening (Greatgram's original recipe calls for lard)

1 pinch of salt

1 pinch nutmeg

1 1/2 c butter milk

flour enough to roll soft

oil to fry in

powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar (optional)

Directions

combine all the ingredients.

pinch off dough about the size of two walnuts,

roll, flatten out and make a into a ring.

place in hot oil to fry until golden on both sides.

set aside to drain

sprinkle with sugar if desired while still warm

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Comments

debbie919 1 year, 6 months ago said:
This sounds soooo good! One of these days, I'm going to actually try using lard in something-this sounds like a great place to start! Thanks!

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