Savory Potato Doughnuts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, cubbed
• 4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes (prepared without butter or milk, just use water)
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 4 ounces goat cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown off bacon.
• 2 prepare mashed potatoes. instead of adding in milk or butter add 4 oz of goat cheese.
• 3 combine all ingredients (a food processor may be used).
• 4 roll out on a lightly floured surface. adjust dough consistency, if needed, adding flour if dough is too sticky or a little milk if too crumbly, until a soft, rollable dough is obtained. add as little flour as is possible to avoid having heavy, tough, doughnuts.
• 5 cut out doughnut shapes using a doughnut cutter, two biscuit cutters or two glasses (a shot glass is a good size for cutting out the doughnut holes). dip the cutters in flour before each cut.
• 6 use a spatula sprayed with non-stick spray to transfer the doughnuts to hot oil (about 370°f). turn once until browned on both sides and cooked through. if outside of doughnut browns before inside is cooked, reduce temperature.
• 7 remove from oil using a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. shake in a brown paper bag filled with granulated sugar (cinnamon may be optionally added) or dust with confectioners sugar while still warm.
• 8 for a festive look, drizzle with confectioners icing and sprinkle with colored jimmies.
• 9 serve warm.