October 27, 2010

Daring Bakers Challenge October 2010 - Nuts About Donuts

The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Lori of Butter Me Up. Lori chose to challenge DBers to make doughnuts. She used several sources for her recipes including Alton Brown, Nancy Silverton, Kate Neumann and Epicurious.

I decided to make the yeast donuts as I wanted something light.  I followed Alton Brown's recipe, using egg nog for the milk. Winder Dairy Egg Nog!!! Mmmmm... tasty! The dough ended up too wet for me so I had to add a touch more flour.

The glazes are plain sugar on the rounds, maple squares, and cinnamon and sugar dust on the rest. I even used some sprinkles on some for the kids.

Thanks Lori for a fun challenge!









12 comments:

  1. I love that you made squares - how fun! And using egg nog for the milk was a really fun idea - I bet they added a touch of flavor that was just right! Great job.

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  2. The egg nog sounds yummy (I have some in the fridge right now....) Great job

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  3. Wow, those square donuts are awesome!

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  4. I love the addition of egg nog and all the fun shapes you played around with! Great job!

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  5. I like the pillowy looking square donut holes! So colorful and yummy! Nice job on the challenge.

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  6. I just love the highly coloured doughnuts it is wonderful and the square ones are superb. Excellent work on this challenge. Cheers from Audax in Sydney Australia.

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  7. They look beautiful - I love your decoration on these donuts!

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  8. Love the different shapes! The square ones are awesome!

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  9. Your photographyis lovely! (as are the doughnuts)!!! Such uniquely shaped doughnuts. Wonderful job on the challenge.

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  10. Your donuts are beautiful, and the eggnog in lieu of milk is brilliant! Something to think about for Xmas :)

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  11. I love your square doughnuts, brilliant!

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  12. Square doughnuts - what a great idea! I love how people put their own style on the daring bakers challenges :)

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