As promised, the doughnut experimentation has begun in my kitchen! As I was walking out of Crate and Barrel a while ago, I saw the book Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home . The images on the cover tickled my fancy and I started flipping through the pages. Then I started drooling. Then I found myself taking my wallet out of my purse in a zombie-like state and purchasing said publication. Because who wouldn’t want to make their own doughnuts in the privacy of their own home? Side note: As I just typed “doughnuts” I accidently typed “doughbuts”… no joke! Which is most likely what will happen to me if I make every recipe in the book 
Woops!
So, as I was skimming the book, I noticed so many of the recipes really were simple-sounding and I figured since I’ve never really made my own doughnuts before, this was probably the best book to start with. For my first recipe out of the book, I decided I should stick with something basic so I can feel confident experimenting as the days go on. Knowing how a baked homemade doughnut should taste is great grounds for building more unique types. Since I purchased a doughnut pan with the cook book, I decided to start with the basic Baked Cake recipe. It’s done in about 30-minutes… so quick for such a tasty treat!
Here’s what you need (for 6 doughnuts):
• 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour (bought at Whole Foods)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup superfine sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
Here’s what you do:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a doughnut pan.
• Sift the flours and baking powder together in a bowl.
• Whisk in sugar, nutmeg, and salt. Now, using your fingers, incorporate the butter.
• Add the milk, yogurt, vanilla, and egg. Stir until everything is just combined, making sure not to over-mix.
Now it’s time to fill the donut pan!
• Using a piping bag, or in my case, a make-shift piping bag by snipping the corner of a zip-lock bag, fill each section of the doughnut pan, being careful to leave the center posts cleared. We want perfect little doughnuts, here
• Bake until doughnuts are lightly golden or springy to the touch, about 8-10 minutes. I was waiting for the doughnuts to get a bit more golden but when I tested them, they were already quite springy so I took them out since I didn’t want to over-bake them.
• While the doughnuts are baking, you can quickly make your glazes. I chose to do a basic sugar glaze and a maple glaze.
For the Basic Sugar Glaze, here’s what you need (feel free to cut in half, or even quarter it, if you’re only making 6 doughnuts):
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 3 to 4 tablespoons milk (or water)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Maple Glaze:
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons milk (or water
I’m out of control and used regular sugar instead of confectioners’ because I wasn’t paying attention and was rushing around. But really, I was just excited to be baking doughnuts and I spaced out. Despite the big goof, the glazes still tasted really good. Now you know where we get the name of our blog from… clearly not a Martha move
For both glazes, place the sugar in a bowl and slowly add in the other ingredients until everything is incorporated nicely and the glazes look pourable.
Once the glazes are done and the baking of the doughnuts is complete, let the doughnuts cool a bit while still in the pan. Once cooled, you can begin dipping each one into the glazes.
OOOOOOH and AHHHHH over these beauties for as long as you’d like. My guess is that won’t be too long because you’ll want to just dive right on in. I did. One maple glazed and one sugar glazed were devoured in a matter of moments. The thing I liked best about the baked doughnuts it’s they’re “healthier” (hehe) and the consistency of them is sort of cakey… unlike a fried doughnut.
As I was dipping the doughnuts in the glazes all I could think about is the sudden desire to host a doughnut-making party. How much fun would that be? Everyone could make their own glazes and combinations. Who wants to come over?!?!
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And now for a GIVEAWAY. I really liked Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home and I really want one of you to add it to your cookbook collection, too. All you have to do is answer this simple question by Saturday, February, 26th by 11:59pm EST.
What’s your favorite doughnut? Mine? Easily strawberry frosted with jimmies (or sprinkles, depending on where you life!)! It’s the only thing I get at Dunkin’ Donuts
[Chels]
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you know why i like you guys? it’s that GIANT tub of sugar on your counter
i’ve been contemplating making coffee-cream-filled donuts for a few weeks. i think you just lit a fire under me to try it!
My fave doughnut is very simple, a basic glazed. There are only two/well three places where I will eat them. 1) Krispy Kreme 2) Sublime/Cypress Street Pint & Plate (those go together because Cypress Street sells Sublime doughnuts, but they lightly grill them and serve them with ice cream)…simply divine
Yum, love those sprinkles on top!
My favorite is close to yours – I always get chocolate frosted with sprinkles
Those look so good! My favorite doughnut is a sour cream glazed, though I grew up loving lemon filled ones. Yum!
Ugh I’ve been meaning to bake doughnuts!!!! I just need to break down and get a pan! I keep seeing all these delicious doughnuts online!!
Favorite doughnut?? Custard
ummmn now thats a hard one will go for doughnut frosted with sugar glaze topped with silver balls.
Being a Dunkin Junkie myself, the Boston Creme are my favorite! Got a chuckle out of the Jimmies reference. A tell tale sign of a Bostonian. I’m met with blank stares when I ask for them on my ice cream.
Krispy Kreme will always hold a special place in my heart! I’d love to try to replicate it using some of the recipes in this cookbook!
I remember Doherty middle school having dunkin donuts/bagels day every Friday. I used to get so excited….especially when it was near a holiday and they had the donuts with the extra sugary pieces on top. Your donuts look just awesome. Especially with that glaze. My favorite donut now? I like the simple old fashioned donuts.
I don’t buy doughnuts anymore because of my hips and thighs but I could totally go for a baked version. Especially homemade. Especially covered in glaze. And sprinkles. Sprinkles are the key to happiness.
favorite donut – chocolate with sprinkles! Oh and I would definitely come to that party
There is a place down the shore where they have the best glazed donut with chocolate frostong. I think I love it because you get it fresh out of the oven!
Me! I will totally contribute to a doughnut making party!
That seriously sounds like the best party ever. And I really want a doughnut right now.
Favorite donut? By far Boston cream!
I’ve been dreaming of the day where I can get a donut pan, btw. I’ve got tons of recipes cut from magazines and bookmarked… This will be one of the bookmarked ones!
a plain krispy kreme glazed is too classic!
My favorite donut ever is the Maple Glazed from Tim Hortons. SO GOOD!
I have never seen a doughnut pan…..but now I really want one. I want to make cupcake donuts…..yum. I haven’t had donuts in a long time, I may have to check out this book for “healthy” versions.
My favorite donut was the pb&j donut from donut world (used to be in Hyannis – but no longer around) It was a sugar donut stuffed with pb &j. So good and hit the kid spot inside you.
The new Cocoa Kreme puff donut at Dunkin Donuts
Lemon curd-filled yeast doughnut… yes please! It’s the perfect blend of sweet and tangy!
Ahhhh……To narrow it down seems an impossible task…Today I am thinking those fabulous old fashioned sour cream doughnuts….mmmmmm bliss
i watched a tv show about doughnuts over the weekend and i have been thinking about them ever since! i can’t wait to bake my own doughnuts, is there a recipe for a pumpkin-flavored one? that’s my fave from dunkin!
Doughbuts! Hehe. I want a doughnut pan SO BADLY. And my fav donut is the same- strawbery with jimmies from DD!
Those donuts look AWESOME! I’m a huge fan of Krispy Kreme’s original donuts!
Doughnuts are popular in the blog-world lately! I’ve also been partial to classic glazed, but I have a soft spot for jelly munchkins!
OK, need to get one of these pans and that party sounds right up my alley
I love Boston creme and chocolate glazed from DDs. So addictive.
I love blueberry cake donuts… SO GOOD.
My favorite is old fashioned followed closely by chocolate glazed. Yum.
I want a donut pan so bad! And the cookbook looks great!
My favorite donut is, and always will be, chocolate cake donuts. So dense and delicious!
Oooh, I want this book! I love the same donut as you! Strawberry or vanilla frosted with sprinkles. Thanks!
Yum yum yum! My favorite donut is a glazed molasses from Tony’s Donuts in Portland (so good!) or a Boston Cream from Dunkin’s.
Laura
Your donuts look delicious! Making me crave one really badly. My favorite donut is the Vanilla Kreme from Dunkins – their spelling, not mine. It’s filled with the best vanilla frosting!
I’m with you on the strawberry one! Although I do love a warm glazed one every once in awhile!
I *just* saw this book the other day and am now coveting it – so Iove that you guys just did this post:) My favorite is Boston Creme Pie, the only one I ever at Dunkin.
I love donuts of all kinds, but my favorite would have to be a honey-dipped (aka. glazed) doughnut.
Mmmm… I love those apple filled doughnuts with the cinnamon-powdered sugar on the outside! They are so good, especially when they are still a little bit warm.
Favorite regular doughnut is Boston Creme but I will always love the greasy sugar covered doughnuts from Paynes Dock cafe on Block Island. Two of those oil bombs would keep your stomach full for the rest of the day! Ah, childhood memories
Maybe not a true donut but my favorite is the coffee roll donut – swirled with cinnamon and sugar. One from Dunkins will do in a pinch but the ones from Donuts With a Difference in Medford, MA are amazing.
Those doughnuts look FANTASTIC!!! yum. My favorite would have to be chocolate frosted.
I love the DD chocolate cake doughnut. Sometimes I just get 6 munchkins to tide me over during a crazy stressful day.
chocolate glazed … and can’t pass up the pumpkin or apple cider donuts when the fall comes!
If it’s got sprinkles and/or coconut, it’s my favorite. That is all.
I love classic glazed donuts.
boston creme!!!!! boston creme!!!
My favorite is the chocolate covered in coconut! YUM!
I have two favorites either sugar coated with strawberry in the middle or a glazed one from Krispy Kreme Yum!!
Well, it is no coinsidence that we have the same favorite doughnut. Without any doubt in my mind, the BEST doughnut is glazed with strawberry frosting and rainbow sprinkles. yes, the one at DD is amazing and on Valentine’s Day when they had it in not only heart shape but ALSO with creme filling I immediately drooled. I had to travel to 3 different DD’s to get it, and I did not got one. THOUGH, as as surprise a few days after Vday my boyfriend came home with one and I almost cried. In my home town in CT thereis a great bakery called Elmwood Bakery and they have the ULTIMATE jelly doughnuts. When my father and I bet on something, the prize is always a jelly donut from Elmood Bakery.
Thanks for the recipe! I LOVE chocolate cake doughnuts with a sugar glaze. Mmmmmm….
I love Krispie Kreme glazed doughnuts.. yum!!! I also love them from Donna’s Donuts in Tewksbury, MA… delish!
I love old fashioned plain or classic glazed!
Dude, Blueberry cake donut is HANDS DOWN my favorite doughnut Ever!
(or cinnamon sugar yeast donut- but dont tell Blueberry that!)
OMG those look AMAZING! If we’re talking fave donut ever in the entire world- that would be the PB&J donut at the Doughnut Plant in NYC. Closer to home (aka dunkies) I have an addiction to the maple glazed and butternut varieties! And munchkins… I could eat a bazillion munchkins…
Red Velvet Cake donuts. Seriously. Amazing.
I love, love, love a glazed chocolate cake doughnut! Yum….
The greatest doughnut if all time is the peanut doughnut, which can only be found in Western New York (where I grew up). I have never seen it anywhere else and no one outside of WNY has ever even heard of it! It’s a glazed doughnut with chopped peanuts on the outside and it is tremendous.
My favorite doughnut is the Boston Cream doughnut. It’s a game changer, whenever I’m having a truly awful day – I go out, get one, take a deep breath and carry on.
I like the plain. Boring I know but it’s the best.
I love a chocolate frosted with sprinkles! I don’t know what it is about the sprinkles but the more there are the better, lol.
I love a maple glazed!
Those doughnuts look absolutely delicious! My husband would be in heaven if I learned how to make homemade doughnuts (so would I of course how is that not a preggos girl dream!). My favorite is by far boston creme from Heavenly Donuts!! So good!
I love old fashion doughnuts (aka sour cream doughnuts in the Midwest)!
I love blueberry cake doughnuts
emily@happy home has something going with her coffee-filled doughnut-i want that! maple glazed at DD’s is all i get-yummy.
Anything homemade is best, but flavor-wise I’m all about plain cake doughnuts. Exciting, huh?
I love cake-like donuts (especially blueberry!) with no frosting. I’m a little strange I think, but donut frosting gets too sweet for me
I just got a doughnut pan for my birthday and have yet to use it! Maybe I will need to try this recipe this weekend!
In college, I studied in Luxembourg and went to Berlin to visit a friend for a few days. She had to work part of the time, so left me to do my own thing. I was coming up the escalator from the u-bahn, when I saw a Dunkin Donuts. The New Englander in me did a little jig and went I went inside, I saw that they had a Boston Kreme..spelled just like that! I nearly cried. It was the best doughnut I’d ever had, and I still have a special fondness for B.K.’s because of that!
(I’d like to point out that while abroad, I tried to avoid the American chains, but I was feeling especially homesick that day!)
strawberry donuts from Donut Man, donuts stuffed with fresh, whole glazed donuts….it’s like a fresh strawberry pie — in a donut! yum!
same. no really, i swear! there are even photos (well the red frosted b/c it was xmas time) of that exact donut on my blog.
Mmm, I love a good powdered sugar doughnut.
SAW THIS SAME doughnut pan at Crate and Barrel over the weekend!! Totally shouted out loud when I saw it…husband thought I was nuts;) Please send an invite to the doughnut making party my way! YUM and YUMMMMMMMMMMM:)
I LOVE a hot original glazed donut from Krispy Kreme. Just melts in your mouth…:)
boston cream!
How cute. It has been WAY too long since I’ve made donuts. I actually have the cutest donut cutter that I’ve been meaning to use. My favorite would have to be apple cider donuts – straight from the orchard.
My all time favorite doughnut is old fashioned plain! Yeah, I know. Most people think I’m weird but I can’t who or what I love lol
*can’t help
My favorite is strawberry frosted as well! I was just trying to figure out how to make a good strawberry glaze when I try making donuts
i switch off between a maple bar or pink frosted sprinkled doughnuts, seriously so dang tasty!
My favorite is the French Cruller. But, really, anything homemade beats a store-bought cruller anyday!
Chocolate cake doughnuts, yum!
Twice I alsmost bought that donut pan then put it back because I was skepital but the next time I will buy it! Thanks for the post. My favorite donut are bluberry cake or chocolate glazed cruellers, yum!
My favorite doughnut requires a BIG cup of black coffee to control the sugar buzz! But I love the chocolate donuts with crushed peanuts from Duncan Donuts. Good protein!!
boston creme!!
We have a locally owned chain Kempf’s Donut Bank – they make many wonderful doughnuts. My favorites include the cinnamon crumb, vanilla cake, red velvet cake, or a cherry/raspberry jelly filled. Their honey glazed yeast is tasty also – I see a doughnut run in the near future.
Long Johns…not really sure where the name originated but its the long eclair like doughnut filled with creme or custard and topped with chocolate! Delicious!
blueberry doughnuts are divine!!
I would have to go with voodoo donuts Maple bacon bar.. maple bar with bacon on top yummiee
chocolate frosting with sprinkles. delicious.
I love Krispy Kremes!
Anything with sprinkles!!!
I have two favorites and they come from opposite ends of the spectrum. The first favorite is the cinnamon twist; a light-as-air sweet and spicy piece of fried dough heaven. The second favorite is a chocolate dipped old fashioned; a beautiful cake dough style donut with a chocolate coating that sticks to the roof of your mouth like peanut butter. I could eat a dozen of either with a good cup of coffee to wash it all down.
I grew up eating yeast doughnuts [Krispy Kreme], but since moving to NYC, Doughnut Plant’s Carrot Cake donut has turned me to the cake doughnut side!
Either glazed or vanilla frosting topped with sprinkles
Ooh, my favorite donuts would be cinnamon sugar cake donuts. Yum yum!
I’m not a huge fan of cake doughnuts (although I might be if I made my own), but I love plain yeast doughnuts with either plain or chocolate glaze.
I love donuts! I would eat them everyday if they were healthy. My all time favorite are sugar donuts but I love a good maple bar too. Yum!!
Boston Creme hands down!!
Apple fritters…mmm….delicious and generally huge!
I love the powdered sugar covered vanilla and chocolate creme filled. yum. But the blueberry cake is a close second!
Plain is my favorite…I know, I know…boring! However, my kids are huge chocolate and sprinkles type of donut freaks!
My favorite donut is DD’s Glazed Stick – yum!!
I’m not sure I ever had a doughnut I didn’t like, but I would have to say if I could only pick one, it would be the glazed cake stick from Dunks.
Are all the recipes in the book for baked donuts? My favorite one is Dunkin Donuts boston cream pie donut. They also used to have this one filled with blueberry preserves, but they stopped making them. When we moved to the US, my dad would buy a dozen donuts every Saturday morning so I was lucky enough to taste each one, many times over!
Hands down, my favorite donut is made on Martha’s Vineyard, at a place called Back Door Donuts that opens at 10pm at night — their apple fritters are TO DIE FOR.
cider doughnuts!! yum…
I love a good ol glazed donut from Dunkin Donuts. I went to school in Boston so for a treat for myself I would get a glazed donut and a hot chocolate…yum!
Yummy! Chocolate cake donuts or Bavarian cream filled donuts.
I’m a plain Jane. Chocolate glazed from Dunks. Yum!
the strawberry frosted doughnut or a vanilla creme-filled doughnut (not Boston Creme though)
Hands down Boston Cream from Dunkin Donuts…….unless it is with a cup of tea then I enjoy a dense chocolate glazed one.
I love yeast doughnuts the best, and its a tie between chocolate frosted and regular glazed…but the BEST is when they are super fresh and slightly warm…mmmmm
Homemade baked donuts sound excellent and healthy too, I would love to try these! Oh we just tried a cherry donut, a new one in Wegmans and maybe it’s now my favorite
Dunkin Donuts, Vanilla Creme or if they don’t have that, the Chocolate Creme works too!
I’ve never made homemade donuts (I want to, though!), but my favorite bakery donuts are chocolate cake with sugar glaze! So dense and chocolate-y and yummy!
YUM. Get in my belly! My husband eats a doughnut a day (he swears it keeps the doctor away); I’d love to learn how actually to cook them on our own!
ah! i’m SO BUMMED i missed this giveaway!!! i guess i’ll just have to ask for the book for my birthday!
but i’ll still answer – my fav is double chocolate – chocolate cake, chocolate frosting. but i also love custard filled w/ chocolate frosting. and i love glazed sour cream doughnuts.
I WANT THIS BOOK! going to need to buy it i think.
I’m a huge fan of baked donuts. They are so cute when they come out of the pans.
Normally I like the blueberry cake donut but when it’s the right time of year, that Pumpkin Spice Krispy Kreme calls my name!
Hands down, double chocolate – chocolate cake donut with chocolate frosting and sprinkles. YUM
Those look great! I’ve only made fried donuts, I definitely need to buy a donut pan ASAP!
The chocolate cake krullers at Krispy Kreme are really yummy, however I can always go for a great plain glazed. Oh gosh…I love almost any and all donuts!