Doughnuts- the Raina Mirchandani way

Item:Doughnuts

Ingredients:
4 cups flour
4 tspns baking powder
1 tblspn lemon juice
1/2 tspn cinnamon
2 tblspns shortening(butter, vegetable fat or margarine)
1 tspn salt
1 cup milk or water
1/4 tspn nutmeg
1 cup sugar

Procedure:
Sift flour twice with baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon.
Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and continue beating until
light and fluffy.
Add milk and flour mixture alternately, stirring until blended
Roll out on a lightly floured board , about 1/2 '' thick.
Cut with a floured doughnuts cutter and let it stand for 20 mins.
Drop into deep oil ( 365' - 375' F)  and fry until golden brown 3- 5
minutes; turning  the doughnuts as they rise to the surface and
drain on absorbent paper .Sprinkle with castor sugar or dip half in melted
chocolate, ice it and make it look colourful.