Tag Archives: Donut

Autumn Recipes: D is for Donuts

Not just any donuts. Keeping with our autumn theme I’m sharing recipes for delightfully delicious pumpkin and apple donuts. While I prefer eating donuts that are bathed in oil and showered in glaze (a la my personal kryptonite Original Glazed Krispie Kreme donuts) I find it much easier to bake donuts. The following recipes are very straightforward. The only tip I have for the pumpkin donuts, which are fried, is to keep the oil at a steady 375 degrees for the entire cooking process. By doing so you are guaranteed properly cooked sweet treats that will melt in your mouth … Continue reading →

National Donut (or Doughnut) Day!

Here is another one for the obscure holiday list. Actually, National Doughnut Day is a real holiday, and one that you can have fun with at home. You can even score some free donuts, too. Here is the real story behind the holiday, some ideas on how to celebrate it, and a list of places offering free donuts. In spite what you might think, National Doughnut Day did not start out as a promotion to advertise donuts. Instead its origins go back to World War I. During the war, Salvation Army volunteers provided doughnut to soldiers. The volunteers often cooked … Continue reading →