Today was the Second Annual Apple Cider Donuts Baking Extravaganza. Halloween seems like the perfect day for it.
You may recall we made these donuts last year. It seemed like a bigger deal back then; now we’re old pros. It doesn’t matter that the thermometer quit half way through and we had to borrow another one; they still turned out great!
It began with making the dough, which was then pressed down and placed in the freezer for 20 minutes. We used a biscuit cutter and a bottle cap to get the donut shapes:
Once you have them cut out, they go into the fridge to cool for another 20 minutes:
That’s just one pan, by the way. We made three.
Then comes the part that makes you feel good and bad all at the same time:
Yes, that’s melted shortening. Lard would be better if you ask me, but maybe next year. Now for the shot that will really make you cry:
This is why we do this only once a year.
After the excess oils dripped off, we laid them out and glazed them:
The only thing missing is a picture of me stuffing my face with a few of these babies, but I’m an ugly chewer so it’s just as well. I do have this picture of Mags looking very focused on the frying process:
And if donuts are a big bore to you, here’s something else: A five year old showed up at our door this evening trick-or-treating and she was dressed as a hairy eyeball:
I love everything about this post. Donuts and hairy eyeballs, what more do you need for Halloween? =) Ooooh the melted shortening. My aunt posted a link to this on FB the other day:
http://meme-memes.blogspot.com/2009/03/leaf-lard.html
Wow.
Thanks for your response to my post today. You and I sound like kindred spirits with our lack of crying and logical approach to ‘most’ things =)
Oh my gosh, Meg, I am TOTALLY getting leaf lard some day and doing this!! (When I have space for a second freezer in another house.) Lard got a bad rap back when advertisers wanted to scare people about fats and get them to buy Crisco and margarine and other “fake” fats. Not that lard is good in abundance, but the body can burn natural fats in a way that it can’t the other stuff.
The ole ‘hairy eye’ costume- boy does that bring back memories! Didn’t we all wear one of those back in the day :}