Pennsylvania Dutch Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH THE FASTNACHTS SOON IS DONE CHONNY! Fastnacht Day Doughnuts POTATO DOUGHNUTS ¾ cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup mashed potatoes ½ cup sweet milk 2½ cups flour 1½ tblsp. shortening ½ tsp. salt ⅛ tsp. nutmeg 1 tblsp. baking powder Beat mashed potatoes, add melted shortening, beaten eggs and milk. Sift dry ingredients together and add to the liquid. Dough should be soft yet firm enough to roll. Separate dough into 2 parts and roll each out to thickness of ¾ inch. Cut with doughnut cutter and cook in deep fat (365-f) fry to golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Dust with powdered sugar or sugar and cinnamon mixture. BLUEBERRY MUFFINS ⅓ cup butter ¾ cup sugar 1 egg beaten lightly 1 cup milk 2 level cups flour 4 level teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup blueberries Cream butter and sugar. Add fruit and egg, then milk and flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Bake in muffin tins.   JOHNNY CAKE 1½ cups yellow corn meal ¾ cup flour, sifted 1½ tsp. baking powder ¾