Fluffy Potato Donut Bubbles | Old Fashioned Spudnuts & Reindeer Sausage Taste Test

[@rockcat5000]

In the 50's we had a Spudnut shop about two blocks away. They delivered, and our great joy was snarfing down warm donuts on Saturday morning.

[@joanfels6641]

Loved where there was one and the chocolate was my favorite!

[@curiouslights7111]

What a beautiful memory 😇🥰 thank you for sharing!

[@marthacalkins8054]

Mace and nutmeg flavors are naturally complimentary, because they are the same plant: mace is simply the outer husk of the nutmeg, ground to a powder.

[@karenneill9109]

A potato ricer is a very useful tool whenever you’re using mashed potatoes in a bread or similar batter. It solves all lumpiness issues.

[@BentleyJax-River]

The best way to make perfect mashed potatoes.

[@TheSmb228]

It’s also great for draining your tuna from a can.

[@Olive_O_Sudden]

Or, if you've got issues with your hands and using a ricer is uncomfortable, the Salton Masha (looks like an immersion blender but is not) is PHENOMENAL. It's a wonderful little machine, and you can use it directly in your pot of cooked potatoes, all in one go.

[@fordkoleski7913]

I use a fine mesh sieve when making mashed potatoes, I boil them till super tender then work through the sieve with a spatula. It makes the silkiest mashed potatoes!

[@gwenalley353]

Try running your potato’s through the blender with the milk

[@lindamcneil711]

I used to make potato bread a lot. The key is the Oder of mixing the liquid. Add the warm milk, butter, to the potato and thin it out…then add room temperature eggs then whisk, lastly add in the sugar. Also, consider making smaller.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I guess it's like making buttercream icing with lumpy icing sugar, you need it pretty stiff to get the lumps out, if it's too liquid the lumps just float around?

[@echognomecal6742]

Thanks!

[@PacManDreaming]

I can remember my grandmother frying canned biscuits in her FryDaddy, back in the 1980s. They were so good.

[@Vicki2010]

I make those!!

[@PacManDreaming]

@Vicki2010 Oh, they were sooo good! Perfect with cream gravy and chicken fried steak.

[@Vicki2010]

@@PacManDreaming I never thought of that!! It sounds sooo good!

[@melissafields3376]

I started frying biscuits in 1980's too! Still do today; my grandkids love it!! Sometimes I add cheese to the middle and shape it into a ball. Yummy

[@PacManDreaming]

@melissafields3376 the cheese in the middle sounds good! I wish we had thought to do that. Back in the late 1970s, we used to stop at a walk-up fried Chicken stand, when we went to visit my great grandmother. They only had fried chicken, fried biscuits and french fries. Sometimes certain food items are pure nostalgia. I bet it's been 25 years since I've had a fried biscuit. Can't eat them, now, due to surgery.

[@anonioninalaska8685]

We made these tonight and they came out so well! I halved the recipe and it still made a ton! Half we rolled in the powdered sugar, and half in cinnamon sugar. Your recipes always work. Thank you!

[@MrMackievelli]

While using fresh tators is great after leftovers if you make them regularly you can just use instant mashed potatoes which will always be smooth. There is a brand that used to sell potato-flour mixture for breads awhile back and AFAIK they used instant potatoes.

[@michaeltatum8028]

I never reply to things, but when you said "guess what my neighbors are getting donuts" I love that. You didn't just throw them away, you are going to bless you neighbors! You're Awesome!!

[@ndb_1982]

Who in their right mind would cook all of that and throw it away?

[@SeekerKC]

My husband nicknamed one of our cats "Spudnut." lol Every time you said it, I thought of our first, black cat named Nemo. I honestly don't know how my man got "Spudnut" from "Nemo," but cats' nicknames don't have to make sense. They all just seem to happen organically.

[@67jpt]

I bet those donuts would be great rolled in cinnamon and sugar. 🤤

[@cathyfield4765]

WE always. dusted ours with powdered sugar.

[@marycirimele9172]

This is how we made them! Cinnamon sugar..perfect!

[@vickymerritt7889]

That's what I was thinking too!! 😋

[@ztag1p]

When my Mom made cake donuts (and donut holes), she always put them in a paper bag, added some cinnamon and sugar, shook them up in the bag and yumm!

[@l4dy0c3]

My absolute favorite now is a cocoa powder and powdered sugar mix. Ah! If this had come across my feed sooner, we could've had so many spudnuts because I had two bags of potatoes to work with.

[@spohie88]

I bought a danish whisk because of you Emmy. I used it to combine my Christmas Cake ingredients, worked beautifully.

[@MayimHastings]

Thank you, Emmy and Kelly! I've been looking for an easy new recipe for sufganiyot (doughnuts) for Hanukkah, and this is perfect! And that sausage looked awesome! Have a joyful week, everyone 💚🙏🕊

[@TamarLitvot]

What a great idea!

[@MayimHastings]

@@TamarLitvot 🥰🤗

[@laniehrlich9271]

Haha - when I saw Emmy making these all I was thinking was Chanukah!!

[@MayimHastings]

@@laniehrlich9271 We already have a few decorations up - we really need that warmth, joy and peace more than ever this year. I'm about to make a pile of latkes and freeze them ☺️. Chag Chanukah Sameach, my friend 💚🙏🕊

[@TamarLitvot]

@@MayimHastings And as an American Jew, hoping and working for peace for Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East and for safety from bigotry for Jews and Muslims in the U.S..

[@amylynnithepooh5260]

I already love Emmy for anything she posts, but you mentioned Auntie Fee (spelling?) And "something for the kids" just made me love Emmy that much more! ❤

[@mollynakamori]

When I was a kid in Montana, the Spudnut truck would deliver weekly. We'd leave our order in the milk box on the front porch, and the donuts would be left in the box with the milk. Thanks so much for sharing this!

[@RadBadJodster]

Better times! We used to have milk delivered in the Midwest. ❤❤❤❤

[@ndb_1982]

Spudnut "truck" oh Mylanta! We still have an original Spudnut Shoppe in South Arkansas. I can't even dream of them being delivered!!! My childhood would have been perfection ❤

[@mollynakamori]

@@ndb_1982 - Wow! I never thought of moving to Arkansas, but I am giving it some consideration now!

[@x.y.7385]

I live in Connecticut and I've never heard of these.

[@Dapperhippie]

Potato doughnuts are a staple in central PA. We have a lot of farms all over the state, and they all come to the capitol for the PA Farm Show. It's a GIANT indoor faire. With auctions, and rodeos, and stalls to buy stuff. It's actually the largest indoor farm show in THE WORLD. Potato doughnuts, fried oreos, milkshakes make with local cow milk. Growing up there, we would be allowed to take Farm Show Friday off (it goes for a week) from school. And I would go and get a dozen or two just to take home.

[@kayraven3984]

I love this video! My husband and I live in Alaska (he was born in Fairbanks) and to this day - he’s 75! - he still talks about eating Spudnuts when he was a kid. As a California transplant I’ve never had one but thanks to you Emmy I can now make some. He will be thrilled. We have also eaten plenty of reindeer sausage, our children still jokingly complain about having reindeer sausage and baked beans for dinner too often 😂 but it’s a delicious, quick and economical meal. Thanks for a great video! 🥰

[@gingersnapp9188]

We have a Spudnuts donuts shop here in Richland Washington. I just tried my first one last Monday! My aunt Bonnie would make spudnuts from the recipe from the Billings Gazette. The spudnuts I had were yeast doughnuts. I use instant potatoes for my dough for cinnamon rolls. The potatoes change the gluten from flour and makes it more tender

[@ndb_1982]

We have one in El Dorado, Arkansas! They are the best thing, ever. They are made with potato flour, not mashed potatoes.

[@Rickettsia505]

My grandma's recipe was published, possibly there. She was from Cody. Her last name was Tweedy.

[@someotherwag]

Someday, I'll go to Richland and have a Spudnut!

[@annalockwood3021]

Tatonut makes the best doughnuts ever!! IIRC they began life as a Spudnuts franchise, but eventually went their own way. So, so good!!

[@Tripsshetakes]

Mace and nutmeg go well together cuz they are parts of the same plant. I love mace. I add it to a lot of different baked goods

[@annalockwood3021]

Love my dough whisk too. Got a cheap one decades ago, replaced it with a stainless steel one not so long ago. Makes batters so quick and easy.

[@ndb_1982]

Emmy!!! We still have an original Spudnut Shoppe in South Arkansas. I've never made them but I've eaten my share. You have to use potato flour. Not mashed potatoes. Yours are very lumpy. They are covered in glaze. They also come with one side dipped in chocolate glaze. They also have a caramel topping. The original are the best thing ever.

[@catherinec2149]

your videos are so comforting and fun!

[@cradio52]

I’m from New England and we have a local donut shop in my area that is known for their trademark donut which is potato based, and it’s delicious. There’s also this famed New England candy that I’m sure you’ve heard about called a “needham,” which is basically a sugar, potato and coconut mixture coated in chocolate. It’s heavenly. Also there is simply nothing better than a freshly fried donut, when it has that tender crispy outer crust. I just wish they stayed that way! When they cool and sit, you inevitably lose that crunch.

[@americandingo6715]

I'm in nh and we used to have a great donut place by the beach that had potato donuts but it was sold and the new owners changed the recipe. The new donuts are terrible. I miss those potato donuts

[@darcypalmer7783]

Yum! They look just like the Dutch donuts (Olie Kuchen) that I make every year during the holidays. I find that if the oil is too hot, they don't cook in the middle. But my family likes them that way! Go figure. I might just get a FryDaddy. As I get older it's getting harder to read the thermometer that I keep on the side of the pan of oil. I use a soup spoon and a table knife to scoop the dough into the oil. Everyone loves the tails. It amazes me every time I make them how they turn out round and how they turn themselves over when they brown. So fun to make!!

[@mrsfittedblvd]

I absolutely LOVE spudnuts!!!!!! ❤ Thank you for covering this! My favorite donut shop is one of the original Spudnuts Donut Shop in El Dorado, AR.

[@soliloquylove2115]

I’m from teeny weeny El Dorado and it’s so awesome to see my town’s name!

[@mrsfittedblvd]

@soliloquylove2115 I used to live there! It is a very tiny town and I miss the post office so much. The folks in there always shipped my business packages, and they were the best anywhere I have been in the US! ♡ miss Brookshires too! Lol!

[@mrsfittedblvd]

@@soliloquylove2115 oh.. and please get a dozen spudnuts and enjoy them for me.... I once had my hubby drive me a home a dozen for 12 hours. Best... donuts... ever.... facts! 💯

[@annehessney1509]

There is a Spudnut donut shop in Berea Ohio. I go there every so often. The donuts a so good. Soft and very tasty.

[@shannondore]

These look so yummy, I'm definitely gonna have to try these. I miss my mom's potato cookies. They were made with mashed potato flakes, and they were so good.

[@winter10x06]

Those doughnuts remind me sooo much of the doughnuts I had when I was in Okinawa, Japan! They’re called Sata Andagi! I can imagine the ones you made were way more fluffy than the dense and cakey ones i had in Okinawa! Both were generally good especially out of the fryer!

[@sugarplum5824]

I'm from Charlottesville, VA and Spudnuts was a much beloved part of growing up. It sadly closed a few years ago and it's greatly missed. Those donuts were awesome! 😋

[@sandiv6145]

There was also a Spud Nut in Klamath Falls, Oregon during the 50's. It was my favorite part about the long trip from Lakeview to K Falls for our once a month shopping trip!

[@cathyfield4765]

I have been eating and making potato doughnuts for over 50 years. My mom got the recipe from the Chicago Tribune, it was titled Idaho Mashed Potato Doughnuts. We often made a large batch of mashed potatoes for dinner so there would be some leftovers for making doughnuts.

[@gomaandnorismom5374]

I live in Urah and when I was young, kids used to go door to door selling Spudnuts. They carried a wire basket and sold them in bags of 6. So delicious! Will have to try making these. Thanks again for sharing another great recipe!

[@raphaelsylla876]

My granda had a similar recipe for spudnuts where she used sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. They were awesome! Less sugar was added to the batter as well. And they do form the dough in donut shapes instead of a donut hole as well.

[@kimers12660]

Since I no longer eat regular potatoes, because of being a nightshade vegetable, I was wondering how sweet potatoes would work. Thank you for making this comment, hat’s why I came here.

[@lauraleeogan7523]

Yams might work also.

[@greenseaturtle4]

I like watching your channel because of the things you make that I've never heard of. When I first started watching you it was mostly tasting MRE's.

[@dephsxylex]

Spudnuts was still around in the early 2000's! We were stationed at Hill AFB in Utah and would get them from time to time.

[@ShannyNae_1971]

My great grandma made bread with mashed potatoes a lot. She would also make bread and use the water from the mashed potatoes. The bread was always really moist and tender. She really didn't care if the potatoes were lumpy. She just used an old wire tater masher to mash her potatoes. She used the same dough to make the best cinnamon rolls I ever had. The only thing that comes close is the Cinnabon ones with pecans.

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

Emmy is the best- Always a delight to see you and excited to see these Spudnuts!!! I’ve tried reindeer jerky/ the sausage sounds perfect Today I made Viking soup- have you ever made a Viking recipe?

[@heatherish0588]

I've not heard of Viking soup, but you've got me intrigued!

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

@@heatherish0588 it was elderberries, apples, honey and boiling water. But I’m sure there are some interesting fishy and meaty ones too 😊😊

[@heatherish0588]

@@JimsKitschKitchen oooh sounds good 😊

[@heatherfisher9959]

These would be great for Thanksgiving. Just as a snacking treat. Maybe in the morning for a bunch.

[@AuLily1]

Auntie Fee was a gem. Sweet of you to reference her. Mace is the brown outer skin of nutmeg. I grate my own nutmeg so mace ends up in my recipes that call for nutmeg.

[@chiyo9014]

That t shirt they sent you is definitely something I could see you wearing! I love it!

[@sorv5790]

We have a potato donut shop nearby that goes from market to market until Winter. They such a specific taste and texture compared to normal donuts (a more "meaty", less squishy and heavier texture, for a lack of better word). I know I much prefer them to normal ones. There seems to be a kind of stigma against potato donuts (them being "old fashioned") and it's a shame. People need to try this! 😋

[@WordOfTruthTube]

Born and raised in Alaska. Very different place. Great place to visit. Only a great place to live if you live miles and miles away from anyone 😊 Visit during summer, go on a glacier cruise 😊 Or visit fox island. Made of all rocks that are skipping rocks. I do miss moose. But it’s nice to not be afraid you’ll total your car on the hwy. 😂

[@primabellas6856]

My mom usedto make these! I loved them but never learned to make them myself. I enjoyed watching you make these.

[@ApotheosisDivine69]

Amazing video, emmy!! 😊 those spud nuts potato balls!! remind me of hush puppies from long john silvers, especially the big fat ones you cooked longer. Awesome recipe 👌 and the sausages too!! 😋

[@monicahyland8641]

I too would only eat that sausage cold. I loved biting into the snappy outer casings. I haven’t had kielbasa since I was a kid ❤

[@tmross4]

Emmy - I use an electric wok, so I don't have to use a lot of oil. I also put my powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar mix in a zip lock bag. This way the mess is contained.

[@SCCelticGoddes]

My grandparents owned a spudnuts when my mum was a kid. My mum loved spudnuts. I’ve never tried them but do want to.

[@claireisacamel]

In MS, we have an awesome bakery called “Tato-Nut” and their donuts are SO light and SO addictive hahah love a good spud donut!

[@whitelightsheddinweedsmokin]

Emmy you did so great! You always do. I love the crunch that potato flour gives say, bread so I definately want to try these. Thank you!

[@JAM3Hall]

Love watching your videos, makes me what to cook more! As far as the Alaskan Sausage goes it pretty much is like Polish Kielbasa. With less than 2% Reindeer Meat added you probably couldn't really tell the difference. Glad you enjoyed them though and I'm sure your kiddos will too!

[@spongebobsqueeze]

My late ex mother inlaw used to make donuts after the holidays with left over mashed potatoes. They were so light and airy and just dissolved in your mouth. I asked her in her later years if she had the recipe written down anywhere but she could not remember making them.

[@grantbender500]

There is still a spud nut shop in my hometown of Richland, WA. So good. Love getting a classic spud nut with a cup of black coffee.

[@riffranger]

There are still a few Spudnuts shops in existence. The parent company went out of business but some independent stores are still open. There is one in Berea, Ohio and they are indeed the best donuts.

[@catherineoneal1030]

I live in Wasilla, AK just 30 miles from Anchorage. Alaska Sausage Company (where your sausage came from) has a lot of really good products I can stock my freezer with for the holidays and maybe send a gift box to My friend in Maine!! I am anxious to try the spud nuts too though I would probably 1/2 the recipe and use powdered eggs to get the right egg amount. My holidays are going to rock this year. Thanks Emmy!!!

[@jennjeffs4893]

The shirt design looks just like the ESPRIT purses & bags we had in the 90s. 😂

[@atrinoisa]

I'm so jealous! I love any kind of kielbasa or smoked sausage but my husband doesn't care for it so I rarely get any. That sounds wonderful!

[@DrIgnacious]

I'm from Idaho and just about every town in my vicinity has at least one place that offers spudnuts, even as a novelty.

[@dfuss2756]

Use a ricer and rice the potatoes as soon as they are done. They can be put into the fridge for later. I learned this from my swedish great aunt Auntie.

[@RobbertNyhan]

I miss Auntie Fee soo much! I hope her family and Tavis are doing good still. She was such a warm light and joy to watch. I don't like that they took down her channel after she passed, but if it was part of her spoken will between her and Tavis, then I understand. I just miss her presence on KZbin. She really did innovate the "How to feed a big family for cheap" genre on KZbin. You mentioning her made me so sad yet happy that we all got to watch her get big enough to have a cameo in a Madea movie before she ended up passing away. The younger generation that didn't watch her as her videos came out will never understand what she did for us that were there. Rest in peace Auntie Fee. You're remembered by so many people and I wish your family well.

[@Cloudymama27]

The channel isn't gone. Tavis posts on there often.

[@monicalee82]

I love my Danish whisk, too! Works so well for my sourdough bread. Thank you for introducing it to me!

[@Lisa1111]

Emmy! Happy Saturday and you once again leave me salivating! ❤ Seattle

[@MsKimberkat]

I used to make potato donuts when I was a kid. Try using an electric mixer to mash the potatoes first, then add the eggs one at a time and beat until smooth before adding the rest of the dry ingredients. That should help eliminate lumps of cold potato.

[@megaraphoenix]

Emmy's near 3 Million Subs! WOOOOOO!

[@w.vangaal1077]

I made the sweet oil mistake when I made my own oliebollen (dutch yeasted round doughnut) on new year's eve.. I reused the oil and it felt like I was eating oliebollen the whole year. The sausage looked like a dutch smoked sausage (rookworst ) we eat in wintertime with 'stampot' 😋.

[@amandaburger2506]

I haven't had spudnuts since childhood! We did a yeasted recipe and cut traditional donut shapes.

[@ThePinkHammerLA]

The vicious mosquito killing and then eating reindeer meat was hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂16:40

[@CatlinSTJ]

I grew up eating my mom’s mashed potato donuts - those were some of our favorite treats!

[@brucetidwell7715]

I have one of those fryers and I love it!!! If you had done the batter in a mixer maybe it would have beaten the potato lumps out? I wondered if they would end up dense but they look light and fluffy. Your kids hit the jackpot! All of those donuts.

[@vanillawaterfae]

We have a spudnuts down the road. They sell out right away though and I’ve always wondered how to make them!! ❤❤❤❤

[@christyinlalaland]

I recognize that writing on the shirt, I had a TON of Esprit and Guess brand everything. I had the bag too!

[@StephanneChristy]

One of the best videos I ever seen

[@dorlindachong8879]

I used to go to a Spudnuts in Lancaster, Ca. I love that there is a recipe.

[@debbiebarnes4688]

Our Spudnut shop made yeast raised doughnuts that they rolled and cut out. I miss them so much, they were light and airy.

[@patmoniz4177]

Those donuts look like clam cakes! Little fritters. 😄 Reindeer sausage is great. The hotels I stayed at in Anchorage served it for breakfast.

[@CynthiaPrice79]

You could also put them through a ricer to make them smoother, and eliminate lumps!

[@TameraJacobs]

this would be nice to make for the holidays.

[@shellylafleur7456]

I didn't know I needed spud nuts in my life, but now I may have to make those.

[@diamondslashranch]

We drizzle half of them with powdered sugar glaze and roll the rest in cinnamon sugar. As I understand it the donuts were made to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

[@z6886]

I love potato donuts. There's a donut shop near my home that makes them and the stay soft, fresh, delicious for a lot longer than regular donuts. BTW a cheat is you can use instant potatoes as well.

[@ndb_1982]

Potato flour

[@diesel_dawg]

I just found my new insult/parting shot: "Later, Spudnuts." Nuts and sausage. I love this episode.

[@youwantmetodowhat4699]

Spudnuts is still open in some locations, since 1946. Muleshoe, Texas still has a Spudnuts!!

[@dagmarland]

I have great news! The Spudnuts chain is revived. I live in Logan, Utah, and the Spudnuts here is extremely popular! I've tried them and they're amazing.

[@LizTiddington]

Rubbing the potato by hand into the flour until you get breadcrumb texture really helps. Even if the potato is cold

[@debwilson263]

Hiya! Nice Alaska book. And reindeer sausage! A winner. Luv u

[@AnnaReed42]

I was thinking at the beginning of the video, "Wasn't Spudnuts a chain? I've definitely heard of them before." And then you mentioned them and that they were based in Salt Lake City and it all made sense, for I, too, am based in Salt Lake City.

[@peggythomas2103]

There’s a donut shop near Cleveland that’s called that and use potatoes. They are so light and don’t have that heavy feeling after eating them.

[@palermoVmusic]

Oh no….. Emmy, You’ve got my mind thinking about how many of these I could make and all the different combinations!!! (Powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, glazed, glazed with nuts…) Christmas treats? 😳

[@jenniferhamilton3560]

Esprit!!! Went every summer to the outlet in San Francisco for school clothes!

[@janeysiegrist5061]

I love when you shout out Auntie Fee.. 🥹such a gem..

[@gingerhowe5247]

We have a spudnuts here in my area and they sell out almost every day. I'm actually glad they are a town over because I would constantly be stopping on my way home from third shift. Lol

[@ryancrownover1578]

I remember my mom making these when I was little. They were so good 😍

[@arpowell2068]

Emmy! I live in Southern California and there are still Spudnuts chain stores out here - there are two very close to my house!!

[@marlonryan8129]

I would love for you to try the Cape Malay Koeksister from Cape Town South Africa. Its a wonderfully spiced doughnut, drenched in a sugar syrup and dusted with coconut. We traditionally eat it every Sunday with a nice cup of tea or coffee. Lekker 😊

[@nihonbabe]

They look delicious!!!

[@colleenmahony8803]

I NEED these! Gotta try! Weird mashup thought: what about doing a spud aebelskiver??? *Eyes aebelskiver pan i bought at the Salvation Army store*

[@fordkoleski7913]

There was a Spudnut donut shop near my house growing up in the 70's in NW Indiana.

[@dixie7909]

I hope you enjoyed your time in Alaska :)

[@pinkprincess-pk5jl]

Emmy you make the best video's

[@angelinamancuso545]

There is a Spudnuts on Figueroa, near USC in Los Angeles. I’ll have to stop in to try them on my way to work.

[@MonographicSingleheaded]

You looks incredible Emmy :) ❤ and lovely energy. thank You for another video.