So I actually had a scone for breakfast, but I still thought you wouldn’t mind a little tid-bit on donut making instead. Yummy!
Back in March I was able to spend some quality time with my family out in New York for just under three weeks. Donuts seemed to be on the menu a couple of times, first from the ridiculously amazing King’s Donut Wagon, an absolute gem of small town goodness right in quaint little Cambridge, NY, and secondly from the hands of two siblings who felt like experimenting. Mind you, I did just say there was a bit of experimenting going on, so you might need to adjust these as you see fit, should you take the plunge into homemade donut territory! Although if the time is accompanied with a good friend or a family member, you really can’t go wrong.
Here we go then! [Potato] Donut making 101.
Ingredients:
¼ cup water
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup butter
¼ tsp salt
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cooked
1 egg beaten
3-4 cups flour
1 TBSP baking powder
½ can condensed milk
You will also need oil for frying and cinnamon sugar for dipping the donuts
In a small saucepan, heat the water together with the orange juice.
Add the butter and salt and heat till almost boiling. Remove from heat.
Mash up your peeled/cooked potatoes in a larger mixer. (Gotta love those Kitchen Aid’s!)
Add your water and orange juice mix in with the mashed potatoes, along with your one whisked egg, mixing at a low to medium speed.
This is where we switched the mixing utensil to a dough hook. Mix to form a soft and smooth dough. If the dough still seems too sticky to the touch (as in it won’t come off your fingers with some ease) then simply add more flour, a little bit at a time.
Here’s an example of what your dough would look like if it WASN’T ready :)
Turn dough onto a floured service and gently roll out to ¼ inch thickness.
(Now that’s more like it.)
Use a donut cutter, or a glass or tin can (i.e. something circular) to cut your donut shapes.
Fill your frying pan with about ½ an inch of oil. We used olive oil, since it was on hand, but canola oil is a good way to go. Wait for your oil to reach a temperature of 350°F and fry dough immediately until they are golden brown on both sides, approximately 2 minutes per side. Please keep an eye on your hot oil at all times!
Drain excess oil by placing fried donuts on a paper towel covered plate.
Although while they’re still hot, dip each side into your cinnamon sugar mixture.
There ya have it! Delicious homemade donuts for your eating pleasure.
Of course keep in mind that these are, more specifically, potato donuts. Faster to make than a standard all flour and yeast donut, although that means you will want to eat them faster as well! Yes, because they’re yummy, but also because the potato will become a bit dense. Although these donuts keep their flavor the next day, they don’t keep their light and fluffy quality. Still, I have a feeling you won’t mind eating seconds on your first sitting :) Happy eating!
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Potato Donuts
*bad for the heart, but good for the soul
Ingredients:
¼ cup water
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup butter
¼ tsp salt
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cooked
1 egg beaten
3-4 cups flour
1 TBSP baking powder
½ can condensed milk
Canola Oil for frying
Cinnamon Sugar
Canola Oil for frying
Cinnamon Sugar
Directions:
- In a small saucepan, heat the water together with the orange juice. Add the butter and salt and heat until just under boiling. Remove from heat.
- Mash up the peeled/cooked potatoes in a larger mixer.
- Add water and orange juice mix to the mashed potatoes, along with one whisked egg.
- Mix to form a soft and smooth dough. Add more flour as necessary.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and gently roll out to ¼ inch thickness. Use donut cutter to shape dough.
- Fill frying pan with about ½ an inch of oil. Bring oil to a temperature of 350°F, and fry dough immediately until golden brown on both sides, approximately 2 minutes per side.
- Drain excess oil by placing fried donuts on a paper towel covered plate.
- While still hot, dip each donut side into cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve warm and enjoy!