Chocolate Donut with mashed potato

Doesn't look very nice right, but taste delicious... with a little bit crunchy on the outside but soft in the inside... plus the chocolate taste!

Ingredients

· 1 egg
· 1/2 cup sugar
· 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
· 1 tablespoon shortening
· 1/2 cup mashed potatoes
· 1/3 cup milk
· 1.75 cup sifted all purpose flour
· 3 teaspoons baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· fat for deep frying

Method
1. Beat egg until light and beat in sugar.

2. Melt chocolate and shortening together, add to sugar mixture.

3. Add potatoes and milk.

4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt.

5. Add dry ingredients to batter, adding just enough to make a dough that can be handled.

6. Chill dough

7. Roll out dough on floured board; cut with doughnut cutter.

8. Fry (a couple at a time) until browned on both sides, turning once.

9. Transfer to paper towels or brown paper bags to drain.

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Note:

As usual I don't glaze my donuts. You can glaze them using the glazing method mentioned in the previous donut recipe. :)