Applesauce Drop Doughnuts

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter or margarine,

softened

3/4 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 cup applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 cup milk

Oil for deep-fat frying

Additional sugar

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk (the batter will be thick). In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375 F. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter a few at a time into hot oil. Turn with a slotted spoon and fry until golden, about 1 minute on each side. Drain on paper towels; roll in sugar while warm.