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Last year I forayed into the wild wander of the baked doughnut. It was good, real good. And I was even able to tuck the "guilt" under my crumb and sugar filled napkin because well, after all - we all know "baked" foods are healthy, right?
This week finds me home in the US for the holidays, tucked into 54 Lakeside Ave and trying to unwind into relaxation with some baking, eating, drinking and (of course) shopping. So where to start?...catching up on the much missed pumpkin season (they don't really do the pumpkin spice excitement in the UK). First up out of the kitchen... some pumpkin-spiced doughnuts. These are finger-lickin' good but the recommendation is to get a whole lotta fingers to eat them. Even cutting the recipe in half I managed to make 16 doughnuts. With just Mama Cupcakes and I in the house over the past couple days - that's been a whole lotta doughnut for 2 people. On the positive side of things we've done well stretching our bellies in preparation for Christmukah festivities coming up tomorrow. Stay tuned...there's a caramel pecan and chocolate tart cooling on my kitchen counter and if I have one more notch on my belt available for loosening...then I plan on some gingerbread and white chocolate blondies too...
p.s. recipe was great as is, but I made a few adjustments...skipped the doughnut holes and just made more of the regular ones. also, replaced milk for cream, and used some toasted pecans on top of some of the glaze.
