Donut recipe!

[rumtastique]

The internet is an amazing place, found my donut recipe!

FASTNACHT KRAPFEN (German)
(Rich Delicious Doughnuts)(1966 A World of Breads)

Traditionally served before the 40 days of Lenten fasting. (Makes 5 to 6 dozen, but recipe is easily halved)

1 cup hot mashed potatoes
2 cups sugar
1 cake yeast (=1 pkg active dry yeast)
1 cup warm water OR potato water
7 cups flour
1 cup warm water OR scalded and cooled milk
3/4 cup melted butter
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt

Combine the hot mashed potatoes, 1 cups of the sugar, the yeast, warm water or potato water, and 1 cup of the flour.

Beat until smooth and let rise until dough is light and full of bubbles. Then stir the mixture down and add the remaining 1 cup sugar, the warm water OR scaled and cooled milk, melted butter, eggs, salt and the remaining 6 cups flour.

Beat together, adding more flour, if necessary to make a firm dough.

Brush with butter, cover, and let rise until doubled.

Punch dough down and turn out onto a floured board. Knead lightly. [we needed lots of extra flour at this point. sb.]

Roll out and cut with a doughnut cutter, or cut with a knife into the traditional diamond shapes.

Let set for about 20 minutes.

Fry in deep fat at 375 degrees F until browned.

Roll in powdered sugar when done. [we used regular granulated sugar. sb.]

Comments

[firynze.livejournal.com]

YUM! These sound like they'd be a lot like my mum's baked sweet potato doughnuts. Which I LIVE for. I'll have to make some...

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

they are so tasty. mmmm. we only made donuts out of half the dough, the rest got baked in loaves. I'm thinking that sliced and toasted, they'd be awesome...

[ragnvaeig.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Fastnacht cinnamon toast!

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

funny you should say that. I could have *sworn* that when I had the donuts as a kid we shook them in cinnamon too, but mom said we didn't. So making cinnamon toast (my other favorite sweet childhood treat) out of them would just be incredibly awesome. I may have to try it and let you know how it goes. ;)

[ragnvaeig.livejournal.com]

I'm drooling already.

I have to pass on what I had for breakfast this morning: warm baking powder biscuits spread with melty butter and treacle/molasses. It was a sticky mess but entirely delicious.

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

that does sound quite sticky, yet very tasty.

[cyano.livejournal.com]

it would make a mean french toast too....

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

turns out it's a very dense bread, possible too dense to make a good french toast.

[pukwudgie.livejournal.com]

I have a sugar cinnamon memory too
-I think we're right

[firynze.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. Donut-bread! YUM.

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know if it's any good.