Sweet Potato Donuts with cinnamon agave glaze

The other day I was craving donuts big time. But being the cheap frugal person that I am, I decided we wouldn't buy them but try and find a good recipe and make them ourselves. But how could I make them healthy? Donuts and healthy, impossible right? Actually this recipe is not entirely all bad. I searched the internet and the first recipe I found was the "Secret Donut Recipe". Not so secret anymore I guess. It used mashed potatoes as part of the recipe. I decided we would swap that out for sweet potato and try half whole wheat flour, and cook it in coconut oil. No frosting on these, we made a cinnamon agave glaze from Ani's Raw Food Desserts. I have to say they were absolutely divine! So good immediately after cooking, and okay later that day. I will definitely be doing them again. They do have a lot of yeast in them though, so next time I think I will divide the yeast in half and just let them rise a little longer. Enjoy!


Donuts:
Microwave 1 cup of milk so that it is warm (not hot) add the 5 teaspoons of yeast (2 packets) and a pinch of sugar and stir. Let stand for about 5 minutes


In a bowl combine:
1 c. wheat flour
1 c. white flour
1/2 cup of warm mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of sugar


Then in the bowl add:The milk mixture (from above) and 2 Tablespoons of olive oil

Mix the dough well by hand or in a mixer with a dough hook for 3 minutes.

Prepare your kneading surface by spreading a few tablespoons of flour on a smooth surface.

Put the dough in the middle of the flour and sprinkle a little flour on top and on your hands. Knead the dough a few times. It will be smooth and soft, not tough.

Once the dough has been kneaded, spread it out to be a half inch thick with your hands or with a rolling pin.
Now it is time to cut out the donuts, you can use a donut cutter or...
Just use something about the same size and then...
Find something to make the hole with.


Place the donuts on a floured pan to let rise as you get the oil ready. Let them rise for a total of ten minutes (it takes about five minutes for the oil to heat up).
Pour about a half inch of coconut oil into a pan.
The oil needs to be about 360 degrees which on my stove is about Medium to Medium High. If the oil starts to smoke it is way too hot.

Test the oil with some of the scraps of dough and when it is ready cook the donuts until golden brown on each side. This doesn't take very long at all, so watch closely.

Allow the donuts to cool on a rack or on some paper so that the oil soaks off.


Cinnamon glaze:
1/4 c. agave
1/4 t. cinnamon
1/8 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. vanilla

Mix together and drizzle over the donuts! Yumm!