Cake Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 each -1/2 cups sugar
- 3 each Tblsp. melted shortening
- 3 each eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 each tsp. vanilla extract
- 5 each tsp. baking powder
- 1 each tsp. salt
- 2 each tsp. nutmeg
- 2 cup mashed potatoes, cooled
- 3 each to 3-1/2 cups flour
Instructions
- 1
Beat eggs; add sugar, shortening and vanilla.
- 2
Add mashed potatoes and milk and beat with electric mixer until smooth.
- 3
Add flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
- 4
Stir in additional flour to reach batter consistency (this is "by look and feel"-- It should still be somewhat sticky...it will pick up more flour when you roll out the dough on a floured surface).
- 5
Chill the dough for several hours or overnight.
- 6
Take a portion of the dough and rough out to about 3/8 to 1/2 inch thickness, using flour as needed to prevent your rolling pin picking up dough.
- 7
Use a donut cutter and cut out your donuts.
- 8
Preheat oil in deep fryer to 375F (use a thermometer if you're using a fry daddy!).
- 9
Fry 3-4 donuts at a time -- turning when they are a nice golden brown.
- 10
Drain on brown paper bags to remove excess grease.