Deliriously Delicious Doughnuts

Ingredients:

2 cups of Plain Flour (possibly a little more)
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Oil
5 teaspoons Yeast
2 teaspoons Vanilla flavouring
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 Potato !!!

Method:

1: Heat 1 cup of milk in a microwave until luke warm
2: Sprinkle over the yeast and add a pinch of sugar

Leave this to stand for about 5 mins until frothy - I ended up using a pinch of baking soda as mine didn't froth for ages!!!

3: Stab the potato and cook in a microwave for about 4 mins, until soft
4: Remove skin and then mash - this should leave you with about half a cup of mashed potato

5: Sift together the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl
6: Add the oil and vanilla and cut it into the mixture along with the mashed potato
7: Gradually stir in the milk/yeast mix until the mixture forms a dough
(You'll know its ready when it no longer clings to the bowl)
I had to add about another quater cup of flour, but this will vary with the humidity and temperature of the room etc

8: Flour a work surface and knead the dough until smooth and elastic
9: cover and set aside for about 15 mins

10: Heat about an inch of oil in a pan. Ideally you want to set this off at a high heat and reduce it when the oil boils.

11: Roll out the dough to about 1 Inch thickness

EITHER

cut using a flowered glass or doughnut cutter
12: Gently place your new formed rings into the oil, browning on both sides
13: Once cooked, place on a sheet of kitchen towel to drain and drizzle with a glaze of your choice

OR

Cut with a cookie cutter or flowered glass and place a chunk of chocolate in the centre of each circle
Form a ball and deep fry