Grand Dad's Faschnacts
This is my grandfather's recipe. Living in the Lehigh Valley, having German heritage, and being in close proximity to the Pennsylvania Dutch made faschnacts a natural for our family. My mom told us stories about how she & her siblings had to sell fachnacts on the corner on Fat Tuesday. My mom made these every year until she was in her 80s. Often "care packages" of faschnacts would arrive mysteriously to those of us away at college or just out of town. They were "day-old", but still yummy.
Ingredients
salt
2 cups sugar
2 cups melted shortening
1/2 cup potato water
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
6 eggs
4 cup scalded milk
2 yeast cakes
10-12 ccup flour
Cook potatoes until soft. Reserve water. Scald milk. In a large bowl,
mix sugar and shortening together. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
Add to sugar mix. Add cooked potatoes, potato water, eggs and scalded
milk. Mix well, but don't over mix. Add flour slowly. (Dough may not
take all the flour.) Form dough into ball. Cover with damp towel. Let
rise until double in size. Punch down. Roll out on floured surface;
Cut out circles using a glass. Poke hole in center with your finger. Place on ciutting boards or cookie sheets, cover with damp towel and leave rise till double. Deep fry until golden brown, turning once. Let cool and drain on paper towels. Store in airtight container with fresh paper towels lining the bottom. Serve with molasses, honey, jelly or roll in 10x sugar.
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