Mashed Potato Doughnuts

Mashed Potato Doughnuts

AuthorJulie
Yields1 Serving
1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp. butter, softened
1 large eggs
2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger and/or nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
canola oil, for cooking
regular or icing sugar, for dusting or dousing
1

In a large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, sugar, milk, butter and eggs. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt; stir until you have a thick, sticky dough. If you like, refrigerate your dough for an hour or so, or overnight.

2

Generously flour the countertop, place a piece of the dough on it, and shake flour over it before patting about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into rounds with a doughnut cutter while you heat a few inches of oil in a heavy pot until hot but not smoking – you’ll know it’s hot enough when the oil bubbles around a scrap of dough dropped in.

3

Cook the doughnuts a few at a time, without crowding the pot, until golden on both sides, flipping with tongs or a slotted spoon as needed. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then dust in icing sugar or roll in a shallow bowl of regular sugar to coat while still warm. Makes about 3 dozen doughnuts.

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Ingredients

 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
 1 cup sugar
 1 cup milk
 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
 1 large eggs
 2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
 1 tsp. cinnamon
 1/2 tsp. ginger and/or nutmeg
 1/2 tsp. salt
 canola oil, for cooking
 regular or icing sugar, for dusting or dousing

Directions

1

In a large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, sugar, milk, butter and eggs. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt; stir until you have a thick, sticky dough. If you like, refrigerate your dough for an hour or so, or overnight.

2

Generously flour the countertop, place a piece of the dough on it, and shake flour over it before patting about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into rounds with a doughnut cutter while you heat a few inches of oil in a heavy pot until hot but not smoking – you’ll know it’s hot enough when the oil bubbles around a scrap of dough dropped in.

3

Cook the doughnuts a few at a time, without crowding the pot, until golden on both sides, flipping with tongs or a slotted spoon as needed. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then dust in icing sugar or roll in a shallow bowl of regular sugar to coat while still warm. Makes about 3 dozen doughnuts.

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