Fantastic Potato Doughnuts W/ Chocolate Frosting!

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups hot mashed potatoes (mashed w/ milk & butter - or - use 2 c. prepared instant mashed potatoes for a quicker take on this)
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 1/2-7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• cooking oil
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine potatoes, sugar, buttermilk and eggs.
• 2 stir in butter, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and enough of the flour to form a soft dough.
• 3 turn onto a lightly floured surface; pat out to 3/4" thickness (using just your hands- don't roll w/ rolling pin!) cut w/ a 2 1/2" floured doughnut cutter.
• 4 in an electric skillet, heat 1" of oil to 350.
• 5 fry the doughnuts for 2 minutes per side or until browned.
• 6 place onto paper towels to drain.
• 7 for frosting, sift sugar, cocoa and salt into a large bowl.
• 8 dip tops of warm doughnuts in the frosting.