The Best Donuts You Will Ever Eat!

Being the Kritikal Thinker that I am, and also the food enthusiast that I am, I have come across an apparent 'Secret Donut Recipe' in my search for the best home made donuts ever. However, the 'Big Secret' is simple. It's mashed potato. Donut makers across the globe know this is not a new invention, they know it's no secret. So here is my 'Not-A-Secret-Recipe' for lovely donuts that you really can't stuff up. Have a go at this delicious treat and feel free to comment on your success! Good Luck!

Kritikal's Donuts!

Ingredients
4 Teaspoons yeast
1 Cup of warm Milk
1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 cup mashed potato (The Big Secret) *Where did my sarcasm font go?*
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Vegetable oil- 2 inches in a pot/pan.

Method
Combine Yeast, 1/2 teaspoon Sugar and Milk in a bowl.
Set aside for ten minutes while you work on the next part.
Sift the Flour, 1/4cup Sugar, Salt, and Nutmeg into a large bowl.
Add mashed potato to the dry ingredients along with the yeast mixture and mix until a dough ball forms. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for about ten minutes, adding a little flour as needed.
Once kneaded, roll the dough out to about a half and inch thickness, and cut out your donuts. Set the donuts onto a lightly floured tray for and hour. This recipe makes approximately 10 donuts.

Fry donuts in and inch or two of vegetable oil, that has been heated to about 175 c or 375f until lightly golden brown on each side. After cooking, place on paper towel to absorb any excess oil, then roll them in cinnamon sugar, or glaze.
Enjoy!

A couple of Kritikal Tips!

• The more you knead the dough at the beginning, the better your donuts will be-
  
• so put the effort in, and I promise it will pay off.
  
• Do not over heat the oil- burnt donuts suck.
• The donuts must float on the oil, if they are on the bottom of the pan, you need more oil.
  
• Test a piece of dough before frying your donuts to make sure your oil is hot enough- or better still, use a candy-makers thermometer.
• If the oil is not hot enough, the donuts will absorb a lot of oil and taste like shit.
  
• Slide the donuts into the oil away from your body to avoid nasty splashes.
• Use your common sense, don't leave the hot oil alone, and don't let the kids at it without supervision. Our burns units are already full.
• Always eat treats like donuts in moderation.