Norma's Donuts


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Seriously, these are the best homemade donuts ever! I Invite a family over to join you and have some fun!

1 cup shortening (I used butter flavored)
2 Tbsp. yeast dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp lemon extract
2 cups mashed potatoes (she recommends making them from instant potatoes)
4 cups luke warm milk
5 pounds of flour (about 10 cups)
Scald milk with shortening, add salt, sugar and enough flour to the batter about the consistency of cake batter. Add the potatoes, beaten eggs and dissolved yeast, extract and enough flour to make a soft dough. Let raise twice and roll out flat. Cut into donut shapes. Let raise until light and fluffy (about fifteen more minutes.) Cook in hot oil (375°), turning as they become golden brown. Glaze or frost or dip in cinnamon sugar, plain sugar or powdered sugar. Enjoy!
A few extra tips:
Each batch makes about 60ish doughnuts.  We doubled the batch last night and used one gallon of Wesson Oil.  From the rolling out  the dough to eating point, it took one hour, but it takes two hours to make the dough and let it raise.  Don't forget to cook the doughnut holes, toss them into a zip-lock bag of sugar and shake.  Store them tightly once completely cooled.  Make sure to share them with a friend! Share some with a neighbor or friend!

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