New Yeast Donut Recipe

Yeast donuts rising beautifully!

I tried my new yeast donut recipe today. BINGO! This recipe makes soft raised donuts with a yeasty flavor and only a slight crust. It took me a while to make them since it was the first time, but I think I can get a lot faster once I am familiar with the recipe. I was very happy with the finished product even fried in canola oil-- they were not greasy.

A cinnamon twist

I made cinnamon twists with the re-worked dough since it ends up having a slightly chewier texture. I'm going to work on the twists, hopefully developing some other flavors. My chocolate icing looked better this time, but I don't just love the flavor of it. It contains only milk, powdered sugar and cocoa powder. It dries a bit more, but I personally prefer the taste of the ganache. Oh well, I suppose ganache would be more expensive to use, anyway.

Next, I will try my new cake donut recipe so I can start making variations on it. I really want to make World Peace donuts! And drink some porter with them! It just sounds good to me.

Finished products