2 : c Flour
1 : tb Sugar
2 : ts Baking powder
1/2 : ts Baking soda
3/4 : ts Salt
1/4 : c Cold butter
1 : Egg
2/3 : c Buttermilk
Milk : Milk for brushing tops
Sugar : Sugar for sprinkling
3 : c Flour
1/3 : c Sugar
2 : 1/ ts Baking powder
1/2 : ts Baking soda
3/4 : ts Salt
12 : tb Butter
1 : c Buttermilk
3/4 : c Currants
1 : ts Grated orange rind
-(orange : -(orange part, or zest only)
0: Heat oven to 400 degrees
1: Mix together first six ingredients
2: Beat vigorously Gently smooth dough into a ball on lightly floured board
3: Knead five times
4: Roll dough 1/2-inch thick
5: Cut with floured doughnut cutter
6: To make bow knots, hold opposite sides of each doughnut ring with fingers and twist to form a figure 8
7: Place holes (buttons) and bow knots on ungreased baking sheet
8: Bake 8 to 10 minutes
9: Immediately dip each button and bow knot into melted butter, then into sugar, coating all sides
10: Serve warm
11: Makes 8 buttons and bow knots or 8 doughnuts
12: From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www
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