You can make SPUDNUTS (doughnuts, and they are great)
SPUDNUTS (yeilds 2 dozen doughnuts)
4 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast 1 cup lukewarm water 2/3 cup melted butter, cooled 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup mashed potatoes 2 eggs 1 cup scalded milk, cooled 5 to 6 cups flour oil for frying
Glaze: 2 pkgs. Pd. Sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup hot milk 2 teaspoon vanilla
*Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water. Combine with the butter, sugar, salt, potatoes, eggs, milk and flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Let rise. *Knead the dough down. Let rise until doubled in bulk. *Roll 1/2 inch thick on floured surface. Cut into desired shape. *Let rise for 30 minutes ( I find that if I dust the surface they are rising on with a little flour they come off the surface ALOT easier.) *Deep-fry in the oil in a deep fryer or skillet until golden brown. Drain and let cool. *Make your glaze (I find that thinner is better) *Drizzle over the cooled spudnuts (if you glaze when still a little warm, they will look a little more like commercial glazed doughnuts)
***I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING, MY MASHED POTATOES HAVE PEPPER,ECT....IT WON'T MATTER. THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME MY HUSBAND ASKED ME TO MAKE THEM. |