Granny's Homemade Doughnuts

Ingredients for doughnuts:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 of a whole nutmeg, grated fine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons plain yogurt

Ingredients for doughnut topping:
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

canola oil for deep frying

Sift the first six ingredients together in a mixing bowl. In another bowl combine the yogurt and milk and mix. Add sugar and eggs, stir to combine. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and mix on medium until the two parts are well combined.

Dump the dough out onto a well-floured counter and roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thickness. The dough is going to be very sticky so just use as much flour as you need to prevent it from sticking to the counter. Cut out the doughnuts with a doughnut cutter and then cut out the center hole.

Transfer the doughnuts to a floured baking sheet.

Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Carefully drop the doughnuts into the oil - Don't crowd. If the oil drops below 340 degrees F, turn up the heat until the temperature returns to 350 degrees F.

Turn the doughnuts when they're a golden brown on one side. When both sides are brown, remove from the oil and place on racks over baking pans lined with paper bags or paper towels. When just cool enough to handle, roll the doughnuts in the cinnamon sugar and place back on the racks.

Eat warm.