Friday, July 15, 2011

Club: Baked - It's Donut Time!!


I've already professed my loved for the boys of Baked (and all of the goodies that they make).....so it only made sense to join up with other bakers who share my love of all things Baked, and bake their way through the latest cookbook, Baked Explorations.  So, I am now a member of Club: Baked.

I missed the very first round of baking, but I got my act together in time to whip up a batch of Farm Stand Buttermilk Donuts.  For the recipe, please go to The Ginger Snap Girl, who was hosting this challenge for us.

I could only get myself to make 1/2 a batch of them, so that the hubby and I didn't eat them all.....and that was plenty for us!  Had I made the whole recipe, I would have ended up with about a dozen donuts and donut holes......and would have had to eat them all!!  The dough was pretty easy to throw together, although as stated in the recipe, the dough is sticky!  You'll definitely want a little dusting of flour everywhere, or you, the board, and your cutters will be completely stuck to this dough!  

I don't really ever do any frying at home, so that was kind of a new experience for me.  It actually wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, apart of a small spatter burn I got on my hand (my bad!!).  Looking at the comments some other bakers had posted, I tried to keep the oil temperature closer to 350 so that the outsides didn't brown so fast as to not give the inside a chance to cook completely.

I decided to make only two of the three toppings listed......the cinnamon sugar, and the vanilla glaze, with sprinkles.  Both of the toppings were quite easy to throw together, and how cute are the donuts with sprinkles.....love them!

Check out The Ginger Snap Girl for the recipe, and go to Club: Baked to check out the others bakers' results!


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16 comments:

  1. I have that book, but this recipe didn't catch my attention until seeing your post.

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  2. I'm with you - I made only the cinnamon sugar and vanilla glaze toppings. Loved them! Yours look so cute and colorful with sprinkles!

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  3. Thank you so much for sharing on Momtrends. I love checking out all the Friday Food submissions. Your doughnuts came out great and I supposed that is a deadly talent!Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing.

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  4. Your vanilla glazed donuts with rainbow sprinkles look adorable! So fun. :) I am glad I only made half the recipe too. Too many doughnuts around the house are a bad thing! Thank you for baking along!

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  5. Yours came out super cute!

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  6. Your donuts look great. Glad to have you with us!

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  7. I recently bought some doughnut pans so I'm gathering up some recipes. I'll bookmark this page. Thanks for sharing on A Well-Seasoned Life's Sweet Indulgences Sunday.

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  8. Your donuts are so cute and colorful! I should have made a half batch, too, but didn't. They definitely were better the first day. I'll have to try the vanilla next time, I only did chocolate and cinnamon.

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  9. Love the colorful sprinkles! Great looking donuts.

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  10. My dad used to make doughnuts. :-) They hold a special place in our family's heart. Thanks for sharing this post at Joy of Desserts.

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  11. Yum! And so cute and colorful, too. I've only tried to make doughnuts once - actually they were beignets, but same notion I guess. Clearly I need to get back on the ball! haha

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  12. I saw your recipe over at Something Swanky - these look fabulous! I don't really do frying at home, either, but I may have to give these a try!
    I'm glad I've found your blog. I'm hosting a giveaway over at my blog this week (my very first!) if you'd like to stop by :)

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  13. These look delicious! Thanks for coming to the party :)

    Ashton
    www.somethingswanky.com
    {Sweet Treats Thursday}

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  14. Looks delicious! I have to try these.

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  15. I love donuts. I will have to try these. New follower from Sweets for a Saturday. Hope you follow back.

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  16. Hi Kristen,
    We just love donuts and your donuts look delicious. Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe with Full Plate Thursday and please come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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