Spudnuts Recipes

Steps:

• 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 potatoes without milk or butter. , 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. , For glaze, in a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla until smooth. Dip warm doughnuts in glaze. Cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook until tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid; cool to 110 to 115 degrees (or cool bath water temperature).Discard remaining cooking liquid. Mash potatoes without milk or butter.
• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in reserved cooking liquid. Add 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 double, about 20 minutes.
• Roll out on a floured surface to 1/2.
• inch in thickness. Cut with a floured 3-inch doughnut cutter.
• In an electric skillet, heat oil to 375 degrees. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
• Combine confectioners sugar, water and vanilla in a bowl. Dip warm doughnuts in glaze. Cool on wire racks.
• Makes 4 dozen.

Steps:

• Scald milk, add shortening, sugar, and mashed potatoes. Cool to lukewarm. Mix yeast and warm water. Let stand 10 minutes. Add milk, shortening, sugar, and mashed potatoes. Stir. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Sift togrther the flour, baking powder, salt, and add to other ingredients and mix. Add 1/2 cup more flour if needed. Dough should be soft and sticky. Put in greased bowl and turn to coat. Let rise for 1 1/2 hours. Roll out on floured board to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with donut cutter. Let rise 1/2 hour or more. Drop in hot grease until golden brown. Glaze with powdered sugar mixed with boiling water and vanilla. Dip right after frying and let dry.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the sugar, shortening, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, warm potato water (water that potatoes have been boiled in), and mashed potatoes.In a smaller separate bowl, combine the yeast with hot milk (I microwaved mine for about 2 minutes), then stir in the yeast. Stir until foamy.Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Add it to the larger bowl, that has been mixed and well combined.
• Mix until well combined. I used a wooden spoon to mix it all together.
• Let the dough set for about 30 minutes or until it's a little foamy with bubbles all around the edges.
• Once foamy, add the beaten eggs, salt, and flour.
• Knead with your hands until well combined.
• Once kneaded, let rise until double in size (about an hour).
• Roll out about 3/4" thick, cut as for doughnuts (we used two different sizes of circle cookie cutters).
• Let rise until double in size.
• Cook in hot vegetable oil, flipping when one side is golden.
• While still hot dip in glaze.
• How to make the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
• Slowly stir in milk and vanilla extract.
• Whisk until silky and smooth. If you need a touch more milk to make this a dippable glaze, add a bit more.
• Dip doughnuts in chocolate glaze and let rest to harden slightly.