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In the Antioch Cook Book, doughnuts are listed among the cookies, which is probably a more accurate reflection of their nutritional value than serving them as the main course for breakfast. There's four different versions too, and 2 versions of crullers for good measure. Sounds like it's time for a bake-off or rather a deep fat fry-off. Based on the splatters on the page, it wouldn't be the first either. I didn't realize how frequently potatoes were used in doughnuts. I wish these were for those eggy French crullers that are sorta like creampuffs. Those are my favs!

Doughnuts
2 c sugar, 2 c cold mashed potatoes, 1 c sweet milk, 3 eggs, 4 T melted butter, 5 level t baking powder, flour enough to make a stiff dough. Fry in very hot lard.
--Mrs. Jessie Culbertson

Doughnuts
1 c sugar, 4 T melted butter, 2 eggs, 1 c sour milk, 1 t baking powder, 1 t soda, 2 large potatoes (mashed), and flour enough to work well.
--Mrs. J. M. Snyder

Doughnuts
Beat 2 eggs thoroughly, add 1 t salt, 1 c sugar, 1 t flavoring, 4 T melted butter. Beat well then add 1 c milk, 4 c flour sifted with 3 t baking powder. Roll and let stand one-half hour, then mix lightly.Roll and cut all before frying. Turn constantly while frying.
--Mrs. Ray Boyer

Doughnuts
2 c sugar, 3 eggs, butter size of an egg, 6 spoonsful of mashed potatoes, 6 c flour, 1 c milk, 3 level t baking powder. Add flavoring.
--Mrs. George Trobaugh

The cruller recipe below. Excellent hot, kinda bland and yucky once they'd sat around.

Crullers
3 eggs beaten lightly, 2 1/4 c sugar, 1 1/2 T melted butter, 1 t salt, 1 pint milk, 1 t vanilla, 6 level t baking powder, which has been sifted with 4 c of flour. Add more flour to make a soft dough. Fry in smoking hot fat.
--Mrs. Henry Wade

Crullers with Mashed Potatoes
2 eggs, 2 c sugar, 1 T melted butter, 1/2 t salt, 1 c mashed potatoes, 1 c milk, and 1 c water, 1/2 t vanilla, 2 c flour with 2 heaping t baking powder, sift together. Beat eggs until light then add sugar, the melted butter. Sift flour, add salt and baking powder and sift again, add this to above mixture to which milk, water, and mashed potatoes have already been added. Roll out 1/4 inch thick. Cut and fry in deep fat, drain, and dust with powdered sugar.
--Mrs. R.L. Wiggins