Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Icing
Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Icing is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. This morn meal has 324 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, sweet potato, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes.
Instructions
Maple Icing, recipe follows;
In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, and sweet potato. Gradually add flour mixture, stirring to combine. Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface. Knead in flour with hands as needed (dough will be sticky).
Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut out dough with a 2 1/4-inch round cutter.
Cut out center of doughnuts with a 3/4-inch round cutter. Re-roll dough as needed.
In a Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over medium heat to 360 degrees F. Cook doughnuts, in batches, in hot oil, 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned.
Drain on paper towels. Ice top of doughnuts with Maple Icing, and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon maple extract
In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and 3 tablespoons milk; stir well.
Add additional milk to reach desired consistency. Stir in maple extract.