Scarpelli(With Yeast) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 med. - large potatoes
1 tsp. salt
6 eggs
2 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. Crisco shortening
1 pkg. yeast
5 c. flour

Preparation

Boil potatoes whole in the salted water until tender.
Remove skin and mash well.
Dissolve yeast in 3 tablespoons warm water. Heat milk until hot (not boiling).
Beat eggs until lemon colored. Add shortening, salt and half of flour, beat well.
Add yeast, sugar, milk, and the rest of the flour and mix well.
Dough should be firm and spongy.
Cover and raise in a warm area for 1 hour. Fill frying pan with about an inch of oil.
Get a tablespoon of dough and stretch with fingers.
Drop in hot oil and fry until deep gold.
Drain on paper towels and roll in mixture of half powdered sugar and half granulated sugar.