Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts

Name: Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Bread Recipes, Comfort Food Breakfast Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Vegetarian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter); 2 large eggs; 1-1/4 cups sugar; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; Oil for deep-fat frying; TOPPING:; 1/2 cup sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Guests will have a touch of nostalgia when they bite into one of these old-fashioned doughnuts. Accents of nutmeg and cinnamon, along with a subtle burst of lemon, make them hard to resist. — June Jones, Harveyville, Kansas

Ingredients

2 cups mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
2 large eggs
1-1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Oil for deep-fat frying
TOPPING:
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the potatoes, eggs, sugar, buttermilk, butter and lemon zest until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and baking soda; gradually beat into potato mixture and mix well.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Combine sugar and cinnamon; roll warm doughnuts in mixture.