Spudnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 boiling potatoes, peeled and chopped
    3 cups milk
    1 cup white sugar
    1 cup shortening
    1 teaspoon salt
    6 cups all-purpose flour
    1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
    3 tablespoons lemon juice
    1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
    4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
    6 eggs
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Preparation
    In a small saucepan, cover peeled potatoes with water. Bring water to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Let cool and mash.
    Scald the milk and add the sugar, shortening, 2 cups mashed potatoes and salt. Mix well.
    In an upright mixer with a dough hook attachment. Add the potato mixture, flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, water, yeast eggs and nutmeg. Mix until well mixed, dough will be a bit sticky. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
    Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface and cut with a doughnut cutter. Place the cut doughnuts on a greased baking sheet, cover and let rise until doubled in size.
    In a hot fryer or deep fry pan heat shortening or canola oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Carefully place 2 to 3 doughnuts in pan. Turn when lightly golden. Lift out when done and drain on paper towels. Glaze or roll in sugar.

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