Fasnacht day and glazed donuts

Name: Fasnacht day and glazed donuts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: en
Ingredients: 1 cup milk, warmed to between 110 and 115 degrees; 2 packets yeast; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup warm mashed potatoes; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2)Vanilla Glaze:; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon milk; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; Mix it all up to thin consistency, drizzle over donuts set on rack over a cookie sheet.; Chocolate Glaze:; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa; 1 tablespoon milk

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8 servings

30 min

50 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Number of serving: 8

1 cup milk, warmed to between 110 and 115 degrees

2 packets yeast

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup warm mashed potatoes

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2)Vanilla Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon milk

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Mix it all up to thin consistency, drizzle over donuts set on rack over a cookie sheet.

Chocolate Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 tablespoon milk

Preparation

1)Sprinkle yeast over warm milk, add a pinch of sugar and set aside for 5 minutes allowing yeast to grow.
Combine flour, potatoes, salt and sugar. Add the milk/yeast mixture and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Mix by hand or with the dough hook attachment of your mixture for 3 minutes.
Turn the dough out on a floured bowl and knead for a for minutes until the dough is elastic and no longer sticky.
Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick and cut the donuts. You can cut a square donut or use a glass and cut one donut and use a shot glass to cut the hole.
Place the cut donuts on a floured cookie sheet, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for 30-40 minutes.
Heat a half inch of oil in a large skillet or electric fry pan. Slide donuts in and fry for about 2 minutes, turn and finish cooking until golden brown. Remove donuts to rack to drain and cool slightly. Toss with powdered sugar or glaze with the following recipe.
2)Mix it all up and drizzle over donuts OR dip donuts into glaze.