Spudnuts (Potato Doughnuts).
You can have Spudnuts (Potato Doughnuts) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Spudnuts (Potato Doughnuts)
- It's 1 pound of potatoes, peeled and quartered.
- It's 1 package (11 g) of instant yeast.
- It's 1 1/2 cups of warm milk (110 F).
- Prepare 1/2 cup of canola oil (or whatever oil you have).
- Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 8 cups of all purpose flour.
- You need of Oil for deep frying.
- It's 3 cups of Icing sugar for dusting.
Spudnuts (Potato Doughnuts) instructions
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid; cool to 110°-115°. Discard remaining cooking liquid. Mash the potatoes while still hot..
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in reserved cooking liquid. Add the mashed potatoes, milk, oil, sugar, eggs and salt. Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top..
- Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; let rise again until doubled, about 20 minutes. Roll out on a floured surface to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. doughnut cutter..
- In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown..
- Dust the doughnuts with icing sugar. Best served warm..