From a quick Google search it appears almost every region of the world has their own variety of doughnut. [I'll take a Cameroonian puffpuff and a savory Hungarian lángos.] Growing up on those bought from the grocery store bakery, and subsequently working for five years in that very same environment, I never once thought of doughnuts as ‘worldly.’ Did you?
I really shouldn’t tell you this, but when I think of doughnuts I hear Homer in my head. Unsophisticated as it may be, he’s right — mmmm, doughhhnuttts!
When I worked at the bakery, I ate a lot of [free] doughnuts the first few months. Put a high school kid in a bakery, a never-ending pit for food, and you better watch your product. Doughnut here, doughnut there… Woof. These days I hardly glance twice at doughnuts and rarely crave them.
We were going through our recipes for a new dessert idea and came across these He’d made them once before to rave reviews. I haven’t had a doughnut since I can’t remember when — it was time. Bonus: they’ll be dessert AND breakfast.
The holes were cut out with the cap from a bottle of liqueur. It works!
Half the dough, already cut out, is resting in our freezer, waiting for a warm oven and our greedy fingers. This entire batch was dipped in melted butter and then coated in cinnamon sugar; next time I’m thinking a couple plain, some will get maple sugar, some vanilla sugar, maybe a powdered sugar hole or two, or possibly a maple icing.
We spent the better part of the morning preparing and then enjoying our twinkling yeasty doughnuts. A treat for the eyes and the mouth!
We have always thought of doughnuts as one of those foods that we would never try at home because of the need to fry them. We have already printed this recipe and have them (instead of the overnight oatmeal) penciled in for this weekend!
Oh WOW I love that these are baked, they look SO perfect!
So true that every culture has its donuts- we Greeks do loukomades, yum! Yours look a lot healthier!
Yes, my Paprika made a couple of times ‘Langos’ at home. It’s more flat (shapeless?), you eat it with a savoury sauce (with garlic) and the dough includes potato.
I really like donuts ! I should try this bake version, looks good !
dad and sandy: we though that too, but we’ve been converted. did you try them?
jen: they WERE perfect! thanks
lele and vanille: i was surprised to see so many different forms of something we (as Americans) usually think to be a treat originated in our country. that seems to not be the case though. in fact, ours is probably relatively new compared to many, many of those other varieties. lele – i’ve had loukomades once before and OH MY. so tasty! vanille – do you like the langos? they sound so interesting.
*heather*