Bismarck Doughnuts

Ingredients

 * 4 cups of flour
 * 1 1/2 cups milk
 * 2 pk. yeast
 * 4 heaping Tbl. Sugar
 * a dash of salt
 * 4 Tbl. butter
 * 8 egg yolks

Directions

 * 1) Boil milk, add butter and Sugar, and then cool.
 * 2) Add yeast and milk and beat egg yolks in well with beater.
 * 3) Add this mixture to flour. Let rise for 2 hours.
 * 4) Roll out lighly on floured board to 3/8 inch thickness, and cut out round circles.
 * 5) Lighly cover with cloth and let rise again about 1/2 hour.
 * 6) Fry in hot Crisco oil (vegetable oil) or lard.
 * 7) Bismarcks will turn nice brown on both sides after being flipped over.
 * 8) Bismarcks should drain for a few seconds on paper toweling.
 * 9) If you want Jelly Bismarcks, add Jelly after they are fried. Use a pastry bag to add jelly.
 * 10) You can also sprinkle powdered sugar on top of Bismarcks.