Potato Doughnuts

Name: Potato Doughnuts
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. butter; 7/8 c. sugar; 3 egg yolks, well beaten; 1 egg white, well beaten; 1 c. freshly mashed potatoes; 1/4 c. milk; 2 1/2 c. sifted flour; 3 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, mace or nutmeg

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
7/8 c. sugar
3 egg yolks, well beaten
1 egg white, well beaten
1 c. freshly mashed potatoes
1/4 c. milk
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon, mace or nutmeg

Directions

1

Sift dry ingredients together.
2

Cream the butter.
3

Beat in the sugar and eggs.
4

Stir in potatoes, milk and dry ingredients. Additional flour can be added if mixture is too soft to handle. Roll on floured board to 1/4-inch thickness.
5

Cut out and drop into hot fat in deep fryer.
6

The fat should be hot enough to brown a cube of bread in one minute, or 370° by a fat thermometer.