We have a new favorite treat at our house! I got this recipe when I was in Home Economics (not sure if it was Jr. High or High School but it was a while ago either way). They are yummy! And we justify them by saying they have potatoes to add nutritional value!
2 cups scalded milk, cooled to lukewarm
2 Tbsp yeast
1/2 cup water
1 tsp sugar
1 cup instant, prepared mashed potatoes
6 Tbsp butter flavored shortening
6 Tbsp salted butter
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp lemon flavoring
1/4 tsp vanilla
6 to 8 cups flour (I think I ended up using 9)
Glaze:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
Scald 2 cups of milk and allow it to cool to about 115 degrees. Dissolve yeast in water (110-115 degrees) and 1 tsp sugar.
Once yeast is dissolved and milk cooled, add all ingredients except 1/2 the flour. Beat well with mixer. Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 15 minutes. Let rise until double in size.
Roll out 1-inch thick. Cut into doughnut shapes. If you don't have a doughnut cutter, no worries. This is what we use:
Yes, that is a lid for a glitter container. We just make sure we clean it out really well. The cup is just shy of 3 1/2 inches in diameter and the lid is 1 1/4 inches. They are the perfect sizes!
Oh, I should warn you that this makes a LOT of doughnuts!
Let rise 1/2 hour. Fry in hot oil. They need to get pretty brown to be cooked all the way through.
Dip in glaze. We dip ours in the glaze and flip them over to make sure they are good and coated. Then we set them on cooling rack that is sitting on a cookie sheet (to catch the drips).
ENJOY!!
