Potato donuts

1. Place the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl and stir to combine.
2. In a separate bowl, place the butter and sugar and whisk to combine until smooth. Add the eggs whisk until well combined.
3. Add the mashed potatoes into the sugar and egg mixture and whisk swiftly until it is a smooth mixture.
4. Make a well in the flour and pour the potato mixture in. Fold together until it is a dough that holds together.
5. Refrigerate for two hours.
6. Lightly flour a flat surface and roll out to a 1/4 inch thickness.
7. Press donut shapes out of the entire dough.
8. Set a medium saucepan on high heat with a lid on (the oil splatters as it heats up).
9. Once it is hot (you will see small bubbles) take a slotted spoon and place one doughnut carefully into the hot oil.
10. Cook until browned on one side, flip and do so with the other side. Continue with the remaining donuts.

Sugar coating

1. Meanwhile, place the confectioner's sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and stir. Set aside.
2. Remove and place on paper towels to soak some of the oil up, and allowing to cool somewhate before dipping into the confectioner sugar coating.
3. Repeat the process with the remaining dough, coating up to three times in the sugar, if necessary.
4. Serve up and dig in!