Title: Sourdough Sams
Servings:  4

    1/2 cup  Active Sourdough Starter          
    1/2 cup  Sugar 
      2 TBS  Shortening                          
      2 cup  Flour 
      1 tsp  Baking Powder                       
      1      Egg 
    1/2 tsp  Nutmeg                            
    1/4 tsp  Cinnamon 
    1/2 tsp  Baking Soda                       
    1/2 tsp  Salt 
    1/3 cup  Buttermilk or Sour Milk       
 
Sift dry ingredients, stir into liquid, roll out and cut with regular donut cutter.  

Then heat some oil in a deep fryer to 390 degrees F and fry.
  
Makes about 17 Doughnuts with holes.  Just before serving dust with powdered or cinnamon sugar.
  
NOTE:

These doughnuts are virtually greasless.  And if you want you can make several batches at a time and freeze.  Thaw as many as needed.