Delicious Potato Doughnuts

Ingredients

450 gr mashed potatoes
500 gr sugar
475 ml buttermilk
2 eggs
28 gr butter melted
9 gr baking soda
9 gr baking powder
2 gr nutmeg
2 gr salt
900 gr all purpose flour
45 gr baking cocoa
80 ml boiling water
75 gr butter melted
4 gr vanilla extract

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine potatoes, sugar, buttermilk and eggs. Stir in butter, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and enough of the flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; pat out to 2 cm thickness. Cut with a 2- 0.5-inch floured doughnut cutter. In an electric skillet, heat 3 cm of oil to 180ºC . Fry the doughnuts for 2 minutes per side or until browned. Place on paper towels. For frosting, sift sugar, cocoa and salt into a large bowl. Stir in water, butter and vanilla. Dip tops of warm doughnuts in frosting.

YIELD: 4 dozen