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Talk Of The Town San Antonio Sweet Potato Doughnuts Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 7 months, 1 week ago TALK OF THE TOWN SAN ANTONIO SWEET POTATO DOUGHNUTS This is a recipe I obtained from an Estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Tinsley Estate in Venus, Texas in 1987. Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:4	Chefmeow
	breakfast brunch sweet potatoes donuts

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Ingredients

1 large baked sweet potato mashed

1-1/2 cups chopped toasted almonds

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup milk

2 tablespoons pernod

1 teaspoon aniseed toasted and ground

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

8 cups all purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon zest

3/4 cup shortening chilled

1/4 cup unsalted butter chilled

Ice water

Directions

Combine sweet potato, almonds, sugar, milk, pernod, aniseed, lemon zest and cinnamon.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Then sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

Sprinkle in lemon zest then cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender or fork.

Add water a tablespoon at a time adding only minimum needed to barely hold dough together.

Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate it for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Roll dough out 1/4" thick on a floured pastry board or counter.

With biscuit cutter cut out 4” rounds and top each round with 2 tablespoons filling.

Fold round in half then pinch edges to seal and crimp with a fork.

Add vegetable oil to heavy saucepan to a depth of at least 4” and heat to 350.

Fry doughnuts until lightly browned then drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm.

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Comments

momo_55grandma 7 months, 1 week ago said:
Wow great pumpkin doughnut Chef thanks high5

quaziefly 7 months, 1 week ago said:
This recipe is proof that there is no end to what you can do with the versitile sweet potato. Great post! Our high five!

lacrenshaw 7 months, 1 week ago said:
I'm with quazie on this one, meow.. just ditto what she said but I'm throwing in a ^10 with my thanks!
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carolyn_elliott 7 months, 1 week ago said:
THIS sounds delicious. I love anything with sweet potatoes! Any more heirloom recipes?

ttaaccoo 7 months, 1 week ago said:
Very very tempting, to be sure. Have you made these, meow? 55555 for the imagination!!

midgelet 7 months, 1 week ago said:
Sounds fabulous!

foodinnewengland 4 months, 1 week ago said:
WOW! My hubby loves sweet potatoes, i bet these will knock his socks off! Oh wait, he isn't wearing any! I love making doughnuts, saving this one for fall!

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