Donuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk, scalded
1 c. mashed potatoes
1/2 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 pkg. yeast
1/2 c. water (warm)
6 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix first 4 ingredients.
Let cool to lukewarm, while dissolving yeast in the warm water.
Mix all ingredients and add 4 cups flour; mix well.
Knead in 2 more cups flour.
Place in greased bowl.
Grease top of dough.
Cover with towel.
Keep in refrigerator until 2 hours before time to use.
Take out of refrigerator and cut out donuts.
Let rise.
Cook in hot shortening.