Potato Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar;
• ¼ cup melted shortening;
• 1 cup (firmly packed) mashed potatoes;
• ¼ cup milk;
• 3 eggs;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder;
• 1 teaspoon salt;
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg;
• 2½ cups flour;

Directions

1. I.-- Beat eggs lightly, add sugar gradually, stir in melted shortening, add potatoesand milk Blend well.
2. 2.--Sift remaining 4 dry ingredients to-gether. Add to first mixture to make soft dough.
3. 3.--Chill thoroughly. Roll out about ¼ inch thick on floured board, cut with doughnut cutter.
4. 4.--Fry in deep fat,375 degree, until brown on both sides, or about 2 minutes to a side. Turn only once during frying. Drain on soft paper.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted shortening
• 1 cup (packed firmly) mashed potatoes
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Nutmeg

Directions

1. 1. Beat eggs light, add sugar gradually, stir in melted shortening, add potatoes + milk, Blend well,
2. 2. Sift remaining 4 dry ingredients together. Add to first mixture to make soft dough
3. 3. Chill thoroughly. Roll out about 1/4 inch thick on floured board, cut with cutter
4. 4. Fry in deep hot fat until brown on both sides; Turn only once during frying. Drain on soft paper.