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Potato donuts

Potato donuts

3 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons Crisco

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

1 cup mashed potatoes (no milk or seasoning added)

powdered sugar, to coat donuts

In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients except for mashed potatoes and powdered sugar. Then stir in mashed potatoes. Chill dough for 2 hours. Roll out 1/3-inch thick on a floured board and then let it rest for 20 minutes. Cut and fry until browned. Roll in powdered sugar. Yield: 2-3 dozen.