Potato doughnut
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A sampler of potato doughnuts from Spudnuts Coffee Shop in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | |
| Alternative names | Spudnut |
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| Type | Doughnut |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Potato |
 Cookbook: Potato doughnut  Media: Potato doughnut | |
The potato doughnut, sometimes called a Spudnut, is a doughnut, typically sweet, made with either mashed potatoes or potato starch instead of flour, the most common ingredient used for doughnut dough. Potato doughnuts were introduced in the mid-1900s, and a recipe was published in 1938. Potato doughnuts tend to be lighter than flour doughnuts, and are prepared in a similar method to other doughnuts. A chain of Spudnut Shops was established across the United States in the 1950s before declining to a few dozen more recently. Fried ube dough is also eaten in East Asia. Much like flour doughnuts, potato doughnuts are often accompanied with coffee.
History
Potato doughnuts first arose in the mid-1900s. A recipe was first published in 1938 in the Glenna Snow Cook Book.[1] A chain of Spudnut Shops was established and spread to more than 500 locations in the United States before being thinned out to around 50 in the mid-2000s.[2][3] The originating company eventually declared bankruptcy,[4] but independent stores remain.
Characteristics
Potato doughnuts share many of the same ingredients as normal doughnuts, but have all or most of the flour replaced with either mashed potatoes[5] or potato starch.[6]
Potato doughnuts tend to be a light, fluffy variety of doughnut[7] and are usually topped with the same variety of frosting or toppings as other doughnuts.[7] A potato doughnut may be deep-fried in pork fat to make a variety of Fasnacht.[8]
Preparation
Potato doughnuts are prepared by mixing instant mix or already prepared mashed potatoes in a bowl with eggs and other ingredients, ranging from baking powder to a small amount of flour. The dough is then shaped and refrigerated before being cooked.[5][7]
See also
Notes
References
- Jardine, Winnifred. "Witch Food? It's Doughnuts". Deseret News. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- "Potato Mix Doughnuts". St. Petersburg Times. Times Publishing Company. 12 September 1959. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- Riley, Elizabeth (2003). The Chef's Companion: A Culinary Dictionary. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0-471-39842-X. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- Nichols, Roger Spudnut survivor; Store in Richland keeps sweet legacy alive September 17, 2006 The Dalles Chronicle.
- Smith, Craig (20 April 2007). "Doughnut Options: Kinda Limited". Virginia Law Weekly. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia School of Law. 59 (25). Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- Snow, Jane (1 May 2002). "Differences in Salt". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- Szabo, Julie (1 February 2004). "Ode to the doughnut simply irresistible". Country Living. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
External links
- Media related to Potato doughnuts at Wikimedia Commons
