Recipe: Tattie Nuts (donuts using mashed potatoes)

Tattie Nuts (donuts using mashed potatoes)
rec.food.baking/Baby (jasmine) (2002)
Makes: 48 Tattie Nuts

14 fluid ounces milk
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup mashed potatoes (aka tatties)
1/4 ounce dry yeast
4 fluid ounces water
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 1/2 to 7 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt

Scald milk; stir in shortening, sugar and potatoes; cool to lukewarm and then mix well.

Sprinkle yeast over warm water and stir until yeast is dissolved.

Add to lukewarm mixture.

Stir in beaten eggs.

Sift flour with baking powder and salt; add gradually to the lukewarm mixture. Mix well after each addition. Add another 1/2 cup flour if needed- this is a soft dough.

On a well floured board, roll out dough and cut with a doughnut cutter. Place doughnuts on waxed paper; cover with a cloth and let rise until double in bulk.

Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, in melted shortening or oil heated to 375F. Drain on absorbent paper. Shake a few doughnuts at a time in a bag containing sugar and cinnamon.