Avia arrived on Monday for a week long visit with us in (hopefully) warm and sunny Florida. DaddyO was excited her trip would fall over Faschnaut Day and that meant she just might treat us to her delicious potato doughnuts.

DaddyO has many fond memories of coming home from school as a child and helping his mom make dozens of faschnauts on Fat Tuesday. They made glazed, cinnamon sprinkled, and sugared. This year EJ got to help Avia make an assortment of the German doughnuts and I got to learn her recipe!


Dissolve:
3 pkg. dry yeast in
1 c. lukewarm water
Mix in large bowl:
1 qt. scalded milk
2 c. mashed potatoes (no milk added)
1c. fat (half butter, half margarine)
1 c. sugar
Let cool to lukewarm then add:
yeast mixture
6 c. flour
Let stand until mixture foams up (about 20 minutes).
Add:
2 eggs, beaten
1 T. salt
11-12 c. additional flour


Roll out dough, cut doughnuts, place on trays and let raise until not quite double. Fry in hot shortening (375 degrees). When drained and while still hot dip in glaze mixture. Insert a stick through holes and let a number of doughnuts drain over glaze bowl until next ones are ready to do.


Makes: 100 doughnuts