• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted shortening
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 1/8 cups flour (enough to make soft dough)
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Combine potatoes, sugar, shortening, eggs, milk and flavoring.  Measure 1 cup flour and sift with salt and baking powder and nutmeg.  Mix, add remaing flour to make a soft dough.  Roll on board and fry in deep fat.  makes 50 to 60 doughnuts.

(Berneice Ihrke)