Baked Sugar Doughnuts Bread Machine

These are soooo good. They take a little time to make, but are worth the effort to get great-tasting lower-fat doughnuts. The recipe is from taste of home magazine and is credited to jill shramek.

Steps

Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water.

Bring to a boil.

Cook until tender.

Drain , reserving 1 / 4 cup cooking liquid.

Set liquid aside to cool to 70-80 degrees.

Mash potatoes.

Set aside 1 cup to cool to room temperature.

In bread machine pan , place dough ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer , adding reserved cooking liquid and potatoes.

Select dough setting.

When cycle is completed , turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.

Knead in an additional 1 / 4 to 1 / 2 cup flour if necessary.

Roll out to 1 / 2 inch thickness.

Cut with a 2 1 / 2 inch doughnut cutter.

Place on greased baking sheets.

Cover and let rise until almost doubled , about 25 minutes.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.

Combine sugar and cinnamon.

Brush warm doughnuts with butter.

Dip in cinnamon-sugar.

Ingredients

potatoes, milk, eggs, shortening, sugar, salt, bread flour, active dry yeast, ground cinnamon, butter