Receta Secret Recipe Club Reveal Day! Pumpkin Doughnuts
It's definitely
April and I'm making pumpkin doughnuts which are usually only talked about in
the autumn months. There's a reason why though, they're delicious! Baked
doughnuts are so quick and easy to make it's a wonder I don't make them every
weekend. I should, or maybe I shouldn't. If you've ever thought about making
some doughnuts at home but you don't want to fry them then you should consider
getting a doughnut pan so that you can bake some. When you make them at home
then you can control every ingredient that goes into them.
Today is reveal
day for the Secret Recipe Club! If you've never heard of The Secret Recipe Club
before, then you can find out more information by clicking here.
The idea is that all of the members are assigned a blog (secretly of course!)
and each member can peruse their assigned blog to find something that they
would like to make, or several things to make in the future. The assigned blogs
are kept completely secret until the reveal day and time, then you get to see
who had your blog, and you get to post about what you made from your assigned
blog. It's a lot of fun, and a great way to discover new blogs and
recipes. You can see my previous reveals here and here.
This month I
was assigned to The Daily Dish Recipes. Nicole is the author and
because her recipes are approachable and look delicious. The first time I
looked at her site I was clicking around for probably an hour bookmarking all
of the recipes I want to make. I was only able to make the Pumpkin Doughnuts so far
but I'm planning on making the Homemade Fried Pickles and Avocado Fries with Garlic Lime Chili
Aioli the next time we have a "fry day" here (which
happens about every other month). It usually involves cheese sticks, maybe some
funnel cake batter, or jalapenos.
I had a little
fun with the Pumpkin Doughnut recipe and dipped some of the finished doughnuts
in a sugar glaze that resembles the one from Krispy Kreme and some on a coffee
glaze that also crisps up on the outside. I loved the sugar glaze. The coffee
glaze was good but you couldn't really taste the coffee, it just tasted like
the sugar glazed one. If you're feeling wild and have some piping hot coffee
then you could try it though and you may love it.
I also followed Nicole's
suggestion and dipped some of them in cinnamon-sugar after brushing them
lightly with some melted butter. We had some friends who came to visit that day
and they helped us finish off the doughnuts, for taste tester duties of course
:). I hope you enjoy them as much as we did! Don't forget to visit The
Daily Dish Recipes to see what she's cooking up!
Pumpkin Doughnuts
Makes about 18 full size doughnuts
Ingredients:
- - 1 can pure pumpkin (not pie filling)
- - 1/2 cup canola oil
- - 3 large eggs
- - 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- - 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- - 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- - 1 teaspoon salt
- - 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- - 1 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray the doughnut pan
with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl mix the pumpkin, canola oil,
eggs, and sugar until blended. In a small bowl stir together the cinnamon,
nutmeg, ginger, salt, baking powder, and flour.
3. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet
ingredients until smooth and mixed completely.
4. Using a spoon or a piping bag, fill the
doughnut wells about 3/4 full.
5. Bake the doughnuts for 16-17 minutes or until
a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the doughnuts for 5
minutes, then remove from pan to a cooling rack.
If desired, brush lightly with melted butter
then dip into a cinnamon-sugar mixture. I mixed 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1
teaspoon cinnamon.
Alternatively, dip the doughnuts into a vanilla
glaze or a coffee glaze:
- 2 3/4 teaspoons butter, melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3 tablespoons hot water or hot coffee
Mix all ingredients until smooth. Dip doughnuts
and let them drip while sitting on a wire rack (I always put a paper towel
underneath).
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