Ingredients
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup seasoned, hot mashed potatoes
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups sifted flour
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup milk
- Confectioners sugar
Directions
Cream butter and sugar. Blend in mashed potatoes, then eggs. Sift dry ingredients together twice. Add to first mixture alternately with milk. Chill dough 2 hours. Roll out 1/2-inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut with doughnut cutter. Fry in deep hot fat at 360° about 1 minute on each side. Fry one layer at a time and turn once. Drain on unglazed paper. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar while warm.
