Title: Grandma's donuts
 Categories: Desserts, Breads
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
    3/4 c  Sugar
    1/3 ts Salt
      1 ea Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 tb Lard or butter
  2 1/2 c  Flour
      1 ts Baking soda
    3/4 c  Buttermilk
      1 c  Powdered sugar
 
  Beat sugar, salt and egg together.  Add vanilla and fat, and cream
  into sugar.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda and buttermilk.
  Stir two mixtures together.  Place on floured surface and flatten to
  1/4-inch. Cut into 4-inch rounds and cut out 1-inch centers. Drop
  into hot oil in a skillet, and brown on each side.  Drain on paper
  towels. Coat warm donuts with powdered sugar, if desired. Makes 1
  batch.