Take your pick: Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme. I was shooting for a Krispy Kreme Make Over, but, honestly, I am no expert at such things since I was born without my family's sweet tooth. However, since they are not lacking this quality, I am constantly urged to make, bake or in some way create, a sweet concoction. Occasionally, it happens, such as with these donuts.
Below is a yeast-ed, fried donut with a sugar glaze. Not really sure why the eggs are "needed" in donuts, as in pancakes, so I just did what came naturally. Ignored them. The donuts didn't suffer, and neither did the diners. I wound up freezing most of them, since it took me two batches to perfect; even my family couldn't eat that many donuts.
There really is nothing to making donuts: yeast, dough, let them rise, form, rise again, fry and glaze.
These are just glazed donuts. I am sure there is more work involved if you want to stuff them or in other ways enhance them, but for the purpose that I was shooting for (feed family donuts), this worked out just fine!
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Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteWhoa that's some fried sugary goodness!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tami and GiGi!!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it was that easy! I always assumed it was an insurmountable feat since yeasty vegan donuts are so hard to find. That is one fantastic looking donut.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why they are so hard to find! In fact, they really don't taste any different than "regular" ones. (I think! - it's been awhile :)
DeleteIf you can make bread dough and know how to fry, you're a shoo-in!
I keep looking at this picture of the donut. My Mom used to melt cheddar cheese on top. Now I want a vegan version.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds interesting! I've heard of cheddar on apple pie, so this might be in that direction. Make the donut (it is more difficult to form them into that perfect shape, so just remmeber it is the taste that counts!) and melt Daiya Cheddar Wedge over it. Use a few very thin slices. I think you'll get what you are looking for. Come to think of, this might be lunch! I have some donuts in the freezer :)
DeleteDo you freeze them after frying? And then just thaw to eat? How were they after thawing?
ReplyDeleteHi Debrha,
DeleteIt may come as no surprise that if you are a donut connoisseur, then thawed donuts just won't cut it. But, if you are wanting one and have them in the freezer, then they do just fine.
I thaw them and then toast them in the toaster oven, almost like a bagel. This works much better if they aren't iced before freezing, but even then they are pretty good.
Admittedly, nothing beats fresh, hot out of the oil taste, but since I brought a bag in from the freezer to test out for you, my kids have gobbled them all up.