Spudnut Donuts

I am actually going to be giving out a secret family recipe. Well...maybe not secret but this is one of our Christmas Traditions. We have made donuts every Christmas since I can remember...and they are amazing. We would try to give them out as neighbor gifts...but usually we ate most of them. Just thinking about them makes me hungry....yum!

Spudnut Donuts

Donuts:

2 Tbsp Shortening (no Wesson Oil)

1 Egg, beaten

1 Cup Warm Milk

3 tsp Yeast or 1 1/2 pkg Yeast

1/4 Cup Mashed Potatoes

1/4 Cup Sugar

1/4 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Vanilla

3 cups Flour

Dissolve the yeast in 3/4 cup warm water. Put the potatoes through a sieve. Scald the milk, add sugar and salt and cool to luke warm. Add the remaining ingredients. This makes a very dry, sticky-like dough. Let rise double in bulk, then roll out o to lightly floured board. Cut with a donut cutter and fry in deep fat until golden brown.

*You can refrigerate the dough, just make sure it had already risen twice before you do so.

Glaze:

2-3 Cups Powdered Sugar

1-2 Oranges, squeezed for juice

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 Cup Water

2 Tbsp Milk

1/2 Cup Margarine

Mix the ingredients. Should be thin. Dip the donuts in the glaze while hot and drain off the excess in a bowl.