Potato Doughnuts

By brenda-2

This recipe was the only one my mother had from her mother. My grandmother died 6 weeks after my mother was born.

Ingredients

• 6 c sifted flour
• 7 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 c sugar
• 6 Tbs melted shortening
• 3/4 c milk
• 2 c mashed potatoes
• Nutmeg to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Sift flour, baking powder and nutmeg. Combine eggs, sugar, potatoes, shortening; add milk and blend. Add dry ingredients to wet; fold in until flour disappears.

Roll out dough, cut into doughnuts. Fry in 360 degree oil til browned, flipping to brown both sides.