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Mashed Potato Donuts
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 each Idaho® potatoes
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 each oranges, zest of
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon cloves, whole
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- 3 1/2 tablespoons fat
- 2 each eggs
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Oil for frying, as needed
Salted Caramel Glaze (Yield 2 cups):
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
- Boil potatoes, drain and mash, in a large mixing bowl and combine with sugar. Stir in orange zest. Reserve.
- In a small pot, steep milk, cloves, nutmeg and gat over low heat. Strain and discard cloves.
- Whisk eggs, then very slowly add steeped milk. Pour into potato mixture and stir to combine. Sift in dry ingredients and gently stir just to combine. Rest for 1 hour.
- Turn dough onto floured surface. Roll to 1/3-inch thickness, cut doughnuts and fry in 360°F oil for 4 minutes, turning once. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towel to drain. Drizzle with salted caramel glaze and serve.
Salted Caramel Glaze:
- In a small pan over medium heat, melt sugar, stirring constantly until golden brown. In a separate pan, bring cream to simmer. Slowly pour cream into sugar until combined. Whisk in salt. Cool to room temperature. Reserve
Notes:
Yield: 24 servings
