Maine Chocolate Dougnuts

Total Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 6 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups mashed potatoes
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup cocoa

Recipe

• 1 stir sugar, butter, and mashed potatoes into eggs. whip until creamy.
• 2 sift together dry ingredients (a few times).
• 3 add dry ingredients alternately with milk into egg mixture and mix well.
• 4 chill 2 hours.
• 5 roll dough out 1/2 inch thick onto a lightly floured board.
• 6 cut dough with doughnut cutter and fry into hot oil (365 degrees) for approximately 3 minutes.
• 7 drain on paper towel and toss doughnuts in a paper bag with sugar.