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Thursday, January 27, 2011
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I <3 NPH!
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Baked Explorations Doughnuts
So many things to post, so little time!
But, its not a bad thing I have lots to catch up on. I'm moving in a few weeks, so everything is being packed up and so not much craftiness or baking til everything is settled in.
Lets get back to it with something yummy I did just yesterday! It was the fiancee's birthday, and for a couple weeks he has been talking about how much he likes old fashioned doughnuts. Baked: Explorations has a recipe for Farm-Stand Buttermilk Doughnuts. If you haven't checked out the Baked and Baked: Explorations books, what are you waiting for?! They are fantastic!
These doughnuts were also fantastic! I thought that they may come out a greasy mess, but not at all! They offer three topping options, but Thomas just wanted the regular glaze, so that is what we went with. At the bottom, I'll put the chocolate glaze and the cinnamon sugar (which is just that).
I was also a little worried about these turning out because I had to make some adjustments for not having everything on hand. I was completely out of regular sugar...and I know what you are thinking...how are you out of sugar?! I'll tell you, I had the buying schedule of sugar down pat, I knew how much I used baking, and how much Thomas used for Kool-Aid, I knew when we'd need a refill and just pick it up...but not anymore, because sugar now comes in a 4lb not a 5lb bag! So its all readjusting in realizing when i need to get more.
Ok, enough about the sugar. Anyway, I had to substitute powered for granulated sugar. I searched online, and found that you can do that by putting in 1.75 times the amount of powered sugar. Also, I am a bit frightened of frying. I've never really done it, and it seems intimidating, but I just went in for it!
Since there were only two of us eating the doughnuts, I opted to cut the recipe in half. I'm glad I did because there were more than enough that way. The halved recipe made 8 doughnuts plus some holes. I'm going to put the full recipe here in case you want to make more (and because I don't know how to write half of 3/4 cup).
Lets dig in!
Ingredients:
Dougnuts
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly browned and cooled
Vegetable oil for frying
Vanilla glaze
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Sprinkles to decorate (optional)
To make glaze, whisk all ingredients together.
Make the doughnuts
Line one baking sheet with parchment paper and another baking sheet with two layers of paper towels.(I just did a big plate with the towels, for draining)
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour,sugar,baking soda,baking powder, salt,nutmeg, and cinnamon.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, and sour cream until combined. Add the melted,cooled butter and whisk again.
But, its not a bad thing I have lots to catch up on. I'm moving in a few weeks, so everything is being packed up and so not much craftiness or baking til everything is settled in.
Lets get back to it with something yummy I did just yesterday! It was the fiancee's birthday, and for a couple weeks he has been talking about how much he likes old fashioned doughnuts. Baked: Explorations has a recipe for Farm-Stand Buttermilk Doughnuts. If you haven't checked out the Baked and Baked: Explorations books, what are you waiting for?! They are fantastic!
I was also a little worried about these turning out because I had to make some adjustments for not having everything on hand. I was completely out of regular sugar...and I know what you are thinking...how are you out of sugar?! I'll tell you, I had the buying schedule of sugar down pat, I knew how much I used baking, and how much Thomas used for Kool-Aid, I knew when we'd need a refill and just pick it up...but not anymore, because sugar now comes in a 4lb not a 5lb bag! So its all readjusting in realizing when i need to get more.
Ok, enough about the sugar. Anyway, I had to substitute powered for granulated sugar. I searched online, and found that you can do that by putting in 1.75 times the amount of powered sugar. Also, I am a bit frightened of frying. I've never really done it, and it seems intimidating, but I just went in for it!
Since there were only two of us eating the doughnuts, I opted to cut the recipe in half. I'm glad I did because there were more than enough that way. The halved recipe made 8 doughnuts plus some holes. I'm going to put the full recipe here in case you want to make more (and because I don't know how to write half of 3/4 cup).
Lets dig in!
Ingredients:
Dougnuts
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly browned and cooled
Vegetable oil for frying
Vanilla glaze
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Sprinkles to decorate (optional)
To make glaze, whisk all ingredients together.
Make the doughnuts
Line one baking sheet with parchment paper and another baking sheet with two layers of paper towels.(I just did a big plate with the towels, for draining)
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour,sugar,baking soda,baking powder, salt,nutmeg, and cinnamon.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, and sour cream until combined. Add the melted,cooled butter and whisk again.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the liquid ingredients into the well. With a rubber spatula, slowly fold the flour into the liquid center until the mixture forms a sticky dough.(My dough was really wet, so I added additional flour until I could touch it and not have everything stick to me)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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