Savory Mashed Potato Doughnuts

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup whole grain amaranth
• 1/2 cup unbleached flour

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes 20–25 minutes, until soft.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 mash potatoes with butter, cheese, salt, and pepper.
• 4 refrigerate until cold.
• 5 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 6 toast amaranth for 15 minutes, shaking pan occasionally to toast evenly.
• 7 while amaranth is toasting, work flour into potatoes.
• 8 split potato mixture into six equal portions.
• 9 roll each portion into a 7 inch rope.
• 10 roll each rope in toasted amaranth, then form into a donut shape.
• 11 place donuts on a lightly greased cookie sheet, and bake 12 minutes.