Amish Mashed Potato Doughnuts

Amish Mashed Potato Doughnuts

By Kevin Williams

Homemade doughnuts are common in Amish kitchens, an easy,sweet staple to start the day or to celebrate an occasion.  I remember once visiting an Amish home in rural Michigan (It was Valentine's Day) and the Amish woman had made heart-shaped glazed-doughnuts which were on a wooden rack (much like the photo pictured here) dripping hot glaze.  She offered me one and wow, oh wow, they were amazing.  I wish I had had my camera with me at the time,because the heart-shaped treats would have made a great photo.

These are some doughnuts I sampled at an Amish benefit.  They are a fluffy glazed doughnut with bulk added to them by incorporating mashed potatoes into the ingredients.  As you can image, I sampled plenty of these puppies also.   Yum!

Today - June 5 - is National Doughnut Day.  Unlike many food "holidays", this day is actually deeply steeped in tradition.  Read more about Doughnut Day here.

Amish Mashed Potato Doughnuts

 

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Prep time

1 hour

Cook time

2 mins

Total time

1 hour 2 mins

 

Serves: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• ½ c. shortening
• ½ c. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 6½ c. flour
• 3 egg yolks
• ½ c. mashed potatoes
• 2 c. scalded milk
• 2 cakes yeast
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• Glaze:
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Blend shortening into sifted dry ingredients
2. Combine egg yolks with potatoes.
3. Add to dry ingredients.
4. Add yeast to cooled milk.
5. Gradually blend into other mixture.
6. Let rise for 40 minutes.
7. Cut and let rise again.
8. Roll dough ⅜-inch thick.
9. Fry in hot fat until each side is golden, about 1 minute on each side.
10. Mix glaze ingredients in a bowl and then dip hot doughnuts into the glaze and cool.

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