Potato Doughnuts (Fastnachtsscherben)

• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 12 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 14 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 14 cups sugar
• 14 cup butter or 14 cup shortening, melted
• 1 cup unseasoned mashed potatoes
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 13 cup buttermilk
• 1 12 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 12 cup sugar

1. Sift flour with baking powder, salt, nutmeg, baking soda and set aside.
2. Beat eggs with sugar & butter; stir in mashed potatoes & lemon rind.
3. Add flour mixture alternately with milk.
4. Turn dough onto lightly floured board.
5. Roll to 1/4 inch thickness.
6. Cut with doughnut cutter.
7. Drop 4-5 doughnuts at a time into deep hot fat prepared to 360 degrees.
8. Cook until doughnuts are brown & rise to surface; turn to brown both sides.
9. Drain.
10. Roll in mixture of cinnamon and sugar (shake in paper bag).

flour, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg, baking powder, eggs, sugar, butter, potatoes, lemon rind, buttermilk, ground cinnamon, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/potato-doughnuts-fastnachtsscherben-303130 (may not work)