Friday, March 2, 2012

donut try this at home, kids


        Today started out pretty dreary. Then it morphed into the most depressing form of weather, freezing rain. One second I'm glancing out the window at big fat rain drops coming down in slanted sheets and the next I'm staring, in disbelief, at golf-ball-sized snow flakes coming down with consistency. Geesh! Pick a season already, Mother Nature!
        So, needless to say, it felt like a perfect day for baking at our house. The other day I was in Target picking up cleaning supplies from my painstakingly-made list when, out of nowhere, an Easter-inspired end cap caught my attention with all of its glaring pastels and I spotted a Wilton donut pan. I have been seeing donut recipes everywhere, but especially on Pinterest. I've heard that "the donut is the new cupcake", whatever that means. All I know is that this girl loves her some donuts. So I didn't hesitate buying the pan, even though I know my donut making will just be a short-lived phase.
        I whipped up the recipe, according to the directions on the back of the pan packaging. I new I was in for trouble when it called for nutmeg. I'm not a big fan. I don't even include it in my apple pie. But I added it in anyway. Then it called for 3/4 cup of granulated sugar. This girl only had about a 1/4 cup in her pantry (I still have no idea how I've run so low on sugar). So I added a little brown sugar. The first 6 donuts came out looking great and I quickly threw a couple of them in a bag of powdered sugar (for myself) and made a chocolate glaze for the rest of them (for Chris). Of course, the nutmeg ruined it for me. Dang nutmeg! But Chris poked his head in the kitchen while he was putting on his muck boots, ready to go out and do afternoon cattle chores. He snatched up a chocolate glazed one and gave me a look of approval. At least they won't go to waste.
         This weekend, we are slated for a lot of bumming. Tomorrow night we are taking my brother out for chicken george (one of the most de-lish uses of chicken I've encountered; battered morsels of chicken with this fabulous sweet/tangy/sour white sauce). He's been working most every weekend night bagging groceries at our local grocery store and finally has a Saturday off. So we are taking him out for his favorite meal. I'm pretty excited for some quality time with him. Next year he will be a senior in high school and after that, who knows where he will be so we are going to make the most of our time with him while he's still a local.  Let's hope for some spring-like weather for next week. Enjoy your weekend!









   








7 comments:

  1. thinking I need to make some donuts!!!

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    1. they do look super appetizing in those photos :) Yum!

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  2. Yum! I'm sorry the nutmeg ruined it for you....i've never made donuts before but that sounds awesome. Rainy weather is perfect for baking.

    <3 Daryl
    Roots, Wings, and Other Things.

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    1. Its ok.. I ate one the next morning and couldn't even taste the nutmeg lol! Strange. But yes, baking is made for days like that. Thanks for stopping by, Daryl

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  3. Oh my goodness...yummmm! Looks really must be deceiving because they look so good. I've been wanting to make homemade donuts for a few weeks now. I need to get on that!

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  4. Hi Allison! They tasted way better the next day so all wasn't lost with this donut experiment. You should make some, they are SUPER easy

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  5. the snow really is so beautiful when it is falling ever so gently. then it melts and everything gets brown or worse it sticks. then i'm over it. but for just the brief time it is falling all is right with the world!

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