The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1871 — Jam Doughnuts, Fourth Method
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1871 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Make yeast dough from three glasses flour, three quarters glass milk and a spoonful thick yeast.
Add half a glass melted butter, quarter glass sugar creamed with three yolks, and salt.
Beat well with a spatula, let rise warm, then turn onto a table and form as in No. 1868.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1871. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.