Raised Spudnuts (Donuts) Bubs and Joanne Jensen

By Admin · June 23, 2010 · Leave a comment

Step 1: Set out in Separate Bowls

Bowl 1:

1 c. cooled mashed potatoes.

            4 c. flour

            ½ cup sugar

Bowl 2:

            Soften 2 cakes yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar and ½ c. lukewarm water.

Bowl 3 :

            Scald ¾ c. milk

Stir in all above ingredients with 1 c. hot water in mixer and mix until blended.

Spray large bowl with Pam and empty blended ingredients into bowl.

Step 2:

Add the following ingredients to large bowl with rising dough.

6 cups flour

1 ¼ cups sugar

5 beaten eggs

2 tsp. lemon extract

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. vegetable oil

1 ¾ tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. mace

2 tsp. salt

Mix in mixer until blended approx. 5-6 minutes

Place in large bowl, cover, and let rise until dough touches cloth (1-2 hours)

Turn onto floured board. Roll ½ inch thick; cut with donut cutter. Let rise on cupboard for hour or until dough is double in size.

Fry (2-3 inches in Crisco) at 370 (Sprinkle water and listen for crackling) or until light brown. Fry only 45 to 60 seconds on each side. Remove and drain a few seconds. While hot glaze.

Glaze: Beat 1 ½ packages powdered sugar with enough wrm water until consistency of  heavy cream. Add vanilla and lemon extract to taste. Beat hard with rotary beater until lumps disappear. Immerse hot donuts in glaze; place onoven rack to drip dry.