Joy In Our Journey
  • Home
    • Disclosure Policy
    • About Me
  • What's New! (Blog)
  • Low-Carb Lifestyle!
    • Trim Healthy Mama-inspired Grocery Lists
    • THM-style Beverages >
      • Mock Starbucks Mocha Frappuccinos
    • Family Favorite Recipes (Not Low Carb) >
      • Snacks >
        • Delicious Homemade Gooey Granola Bars!
        • Healthy Peanut Buttery Treats
      • Soups and Stews >
        • Jamaican Seafood Chowder
        • Chicken and Gnocchi Soup
      • Salads >
        • Red Cabbage Coleslaw
      • Main Dishes >
        • Beef >
          • Beef Stroganoff
        • Chicken >
          • Chicken Fiesta
          • Chicken Nachos
          • Marinated Zucchini and Chicken Sandwiches
          • Chicken or Turkey Enchiladas
          • Hungarian Chicken Paprikash
          • Green Chili Chicken Lasagna
        • Lamb >
          • Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder
        • Seafood >
          • Chilled Quinoa and Salmon Salad (E)
          • Shrimp and Zucchini Tostadas
        • Pasta Recipes >
          • Baked Lemon Pasta
          • Paccheri (Pasta) with Cauliflower and Tomatoes
      • Desserts >
        • Cookies >
          • Free Christmas Cookie cookbook download!
          • Healthier Gingerbread Man Cookies
          • Healthier Holiday Cut-Out Cookes
          • Maple Leaf Cookies - YUMMM!
        • Donuts
        • Frozen Desserts >
          • Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
    • Recommended Ingredients and Foods >
      • Inspiration Mixes - Gluten/Dairy/Caseine/Wheat Free and delicious!
      • Organic Maple Syrup
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschool Curriculum & Product Reviews >
      • Homeschool Curriculum Reviews >
        • Art >
          • ARTistic Pursuits
          • Simply Draw!
        • Grammar >
          • All About Homophones - (Marie Rippel)
          • Time 4 Learning
          • Daily Grams
        • Handwriting >
          • Cursive Handwriting - New American Cursive
        • History >
          • The Mystery of History >
            • MOH vol. 3 Audio MP3's
          • Tapestry of Grace History
          • U.S. History >
            • America, The Last Best Hope (William Bennett)
          • Winter Promise
        • Latin >
          • Latina Christiana, by Memoria Press
          • Visual Latin
        • Literature-based Unit Studies >
          • Beyond Five in a Row
          • Further Up and Further In by Diane Pendergraft
        • Logic and Reasoning >
          • Building Thinking Skills (Critical Thinking Skills Co.)
        • Math >
          • Math Mammoth
          • Math Tutor DVD.com
          • MathRider: Horselovers' Math Facts Software Game!
        • Music and Composers
        • Online Educational Courses >
          • Aleks Online Courses
        • Science >
          • Apologia Science >
            • Apologia Science's Notebooking Journals
            • Zoology 1 - Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day
          • Science Weekly newsletters
        • Spelling >
          • Phonetic Zoo (by IEW)
        • Writing >
          • The Write Foundation: Level 2 - Paragraphs
          • WriteShop's StoryBuilders
      • Homeschool Product Reviews >
        • eBooks >
          • College Success Begins at Home (TOS eBook)
          • Dreams and Designs—Homemade Supplies to Complement Your Homeschool
          • Help, Lord, I'm Getting Ready to Start Homeschooling My High Schooler!
          • The 2010 Schoolhouse Planner
        • Online Educational Website Memberships >
          • KB Teacher
        • Science >
          • Polymer Crystals
    • Driver's Education for Homeschoolers
    • Foreign Language >
      • Latin >
        • Christmas Songs in Latin
        • Latina Christiana (Level 1) >
          • Latina Christiana Level 1 Lesson Links >
            • Charts and Helps
            • Year One Sayings
            • LC1 Intro and Lesson 1
      • Latina Christiana (Level II) >
        • Latina Christiana Level 2
        • LC2 Intro and Lesson 1
    • Forms and Charts >
      • "Week At A Glance" Planner
      • 2012-2013 Homeschool Attendance Form
      • 2012-2013 Homeschool Attendance Form
    • Free Audio Books to Download
    • Free Homeschool I.D. Cards!
    • Government and Civics
    • Handwriting
    • History: Classical / Chronological >
      • The Mystery of History, by Linda Lacour Hobar
      • The Middle Ages (MOH vol. 2)
      • Ancient History (MOH vol. 1) >
        • Ancient Rome >
          • Roman Architecture
          • Roman Houses
          • Roman Town (software game by Dig-It)
          • Roman Trade and Commerce
    • Language Arts
    • Science
  • Free Printables
    • Holidays >
      • Christmas
  • Book/DVD/Audio Reviews
    • Children's Movie/DVD Reviews
    • Other Product/Company Reviews
  • Home & Family
    • Frugal Living
    • Gardening and Herbs
    • Marriage - God's Way
    • Life at Home
    • Godly Kids & Teens >
      • Godly Womanhood
      • Sharing God With Your Children
      • Training Our Daughters to be Keepers at Home >
        • Keepers At Home - "Beginning of Club Year" Helps
        • Keepers At Home - "End of Club Year" Helps
        • KAH Skills >
          • Bible Memory >
            • Memorizing New Testament Books and Their Meanings
            • Proverbs 31:10-31
          • Cake Decorating
          • Card Making >
            • Stitched Cards
          • Computers
          • Character Studies >
            • Contentment and "I'm Bored" phrases
            • Willingness
          • Decoupage
          • Hospitality
          • Library Skills and Literature Pins
          • Sewing >
            • Beauty and the Pig - Goldie Doll
            • Edwardian-Style Aprons
            • Paper Piecing
      • Children >
        • Bible Study Bookmarks
        • The Church History ABCs (for kids!!!)
        • The Lord's Prayer - copywork
        • Some Thoughts...Family Bible Time
        • Running Away...with permission
      • Young Adults (Teens) >
        • Stepping Heavenward, by Elizabeth Prentiss
        • Deeper Roots: Discovering Our Amazing God
  • Frugal Family Trips to Washington, D.C.
  • Home
    • Disclosure Policy
    • About Me
  • What's New! (Blog)
  • Low-Carb Lifestyle!
    • Trim Healthy Mama-inspired Grocery Lists
    • THM-style Beverages >
      • Mock Starbucks Mocha Frappuccinos
    • Family Favorite Recipes (Not Low Carb) >
      • Snacks >
        • Delicious Homemade Gooey Granola Bars!
        • Healthy Peanut Buttery Treats
      • Soups and Stews >
        • Jamaican Seafood Chowder
        • Chicken and Gnocchi Soup
      • Salads >
        • Red Cabbage Coleslaw
      • Main Dishes >
        • Beef >
          • Beef Stroganoff
        • Chicken >
          • Chicken Fiesta
          • Chicken Nachos
          • Marinated Zucchini and Chicken Sandwiches
          • Chicken or Turkey Enchiladas
          • Hungarian Chicken Paprikash
          • Green Chili Chicken Lasagna
        • Lamb >
          • Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder
        • Seafood >
          • Chilled Quinoa and Salmon Salad (E)
          • Shrimp and Zucchini Tostadas
        • Pasta Recipes >
          • Baked Lemon Pasta
          • Paccheri (Pasta) with Cauliflower and Tomatoes
      • Desserts >
        • Cookies >
          • Free Christmas Cookie cookbook download!
          • Healthier Gingerbread Man Cookies
          • Healthier Holiday Cut-Out Cookes
          • Maple Leaf Cookies - YUMMM!
        • Donuts
        • Frozen Desserts >
          • Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
    • Recommended Ingredients and Foods >
      • Inspiration Mixes - Gluten/Dairy/Caseine/Wheat Free and delicious!
      • Organic Maple Syrup
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschool Curriculum & Product Reviews >
      • Homeschool Curriculum Reviews >
        • Art >
          • ARTistic Pursuits
          • Simply Draw!
        • Grammar >
          • All About Homophones - (Marie Rippel)
          • Time 4 Learning
          • Daily Grams
        • Handwriting >
          • Cursive Handwriting - New American Cursive
        • History >
          • The Mystery of History >
            • MOH vol. 3 Audio MP3's
          • Tapestry of Grace History
          • U.S. History >
            • America, The Last Best Hope (William Bennett)
          • Winter Promise
        • Latin >
          • Latina Christiana, by Memoria Press
          • Visual Latin
        • Literature-based Unit Studies >
          • Beyond Five in a Row
          • Further Up and Further In by Diane Pendergraft
        • Logic and Reasoning >
          • Building Thinking Skills (Critical Thinking Skills Co.)
        • Math >
          • Math Mammoth
          • Math Tutor DVD.com
          • MathRider: Horselovers' Math Facts Software Game!
        • Music and Composers
        • Online Educational Courses >
          • Aleks Online Courses
        • Science >
          • Apologia Science >
            • Apologia Science's Notebooking Journals
            • Zoology 1 - Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day
          • Science Weekly newsletters
        • Spelling >
          • Phonetic Zoo (by IEW)
        • Writing >
          • The Write Foundation: Level 2 - Paragraphs
          • WriteShop's StoryBuilders
      • Homeschool Product Reviews >
        • eBooks >
          • College Success Begins at Home (TOS eBook)
          • Dreams and Designs—Homemade Supplies to Complement Your Homeschool
          • Help, Lord, I'm Getting Ready to Start Homeschooling My High Schooler!
          • The 2010 Schoolhouse Planner
        • Online Educational Website Memberships >
          • KB Teacher
        • Science >
          • Polymer Crystals
    • Driver's Education for Homeschoolers
    • Foreign Language >
      • Latin >
        • Christmas Songs in Latin
        • Latina Christiana (Level 1) >
          • Latina Christiana Level 1 Lesson Links >
            • Charts and Helps
            • Year One Sayings
            • LC1 Intro and Lesson 1
      • Latina Christiana (Level II) >
        • Latina Christiana Level 2
        • LC2 Intro and Lesson 1
    • Forms and Charts >
      • "Week At A Glance" Planner
      • 2012-2013 Homeschool Attendance Form
      • 2012-2013 Homeschool Attendance Form
    • Free Audio Books to Download
    • Free Homeschool I.D. Cards!
    • Government and Civics
    • Handwriting
    • History: Classical / Chronological >
      • The Mystery of History, by Linda Lacour Hobar
      • The Middle Ages (MOH vol. 2)
      • Ancient History (MOH vol. 1) >
        • Ancient Rome >
          • Roman Architecture
          • Roman Houses
          • Roman Town (software game by Dig-It)
          • Roman Trade and Commerce
    • Language Arts
    • Science
  • Free Printables
    • Holidays >
      • Christmas
  • Book/DVD/Audio Reviews
    • Children's Movie/DVD Reviews
    • Other Product/Company Reviews
  • Home & Family
    • Frugal Living
    • Gardening and Herbs
    • Marriage - God's Way
    • Life at Home
    • Godly Kids & Teens >
      • Godly Womanhood
      • Sharing God With Your Children
      • Training Our Daughters to be Keepers at Home >
        • Keepers At Home - "Beginning of Club Year" Helps
        • Keepers At Home - "End of Club Year" Helps
        • KAH Skills >
          • Bible Memory >
            • Memorizing New Testament Books and Their Meanings
            • Proverbs 31:10-31
          • Cake Decorating
          • Card Making >
            • Stitched Cards
          • Computers
          • Character Studies >
            • Contentment and "I'm Bored" phrases
            • Willingness
          • Decoupage
          • Hospitality
          • Library Skills and Literature Pins
          • Sewing >
            • Beauty and the Pig - Goldie Doll
            • Edwardian-Style Aprons
            • Paper Piecing
      • Children >
        • Bible Study Bookmarks
        • The Church History ABCs (for kids!!!)
        • The Lord's Prayer - copywork
        • Some Thoughts...Family Bible Time
        • Running Away...with permission
      • Young Adults (Teens) >
        • Stepping Heavenward, by Elizabeth Prentiss
        • Deeper Roots: Discovering Our Amazing God
  • Frugal Family Trips to Washington, D.C.
Picture

Homemade Doughnuts - A Family Gathering

8/13/2010

2 Comments

 
Picture
This page contains affiliate links.

    Our family doesn't really eat doughnuts anymore, since we are eating with a low-carb lifestyle plan right now...but my girls had never made homemade doughnuts at home with me a couple of years ago, and they wanted to give it a try!

     I always enjoyed watching my mom make homemade doughnuts when I was a child.  I don't remember helping make them, but several times each year, she would whip up some yeast dough, let it rise, cut out the doughnuts or maple bars, and then fry them in hot oil. 


    Here's my daughter, Brittany, rolling a doughnut hole in powdered sugar.  She was excited!

     We didn't eat fried foods hardly at all when I was growing up.  We only ate out at restaurants a couple of times each year, and we didn't buy processed foods from the grocery store very often.  First, there just weren't as many processed foods back then in the 1970s and early 80s, and second, they were a lot more expensive than preparing foods at home. 

     I would say that we probably only ate fried foods (including cod or halibut fillets) about once every 2-3 months.  I don't think that is overdoing it, especially when you compare that to the rate that the average American eats fried foods these days.

     One thing I do remember being afraid of a bit, when we made fried foods, was trying to keep the temperature of the oil just right:  not too hot and not too cool.  Too cool, and the food would absorb too much oil and be very greasy and unhealthy.  Too hot, and we would risk a house fire!

     Yesterday, when Kelsi called me on my cell phone while I was at the grocery store, and asked me if she could start making raised doughnuts, I said yes...but I wandered over into the food appliances aisle of Fred Meyer and took a look at the Fry Daddy Plus that they had in stock.

 

Picture
     I read through the instruction booklet, and I was impressed that I wouldn't have to regulate the heat of the oil AT ALL. 

     Not one bit! 

     That appealed to me.  No real danger, when used properly, of a house fire or flares, unless we added wet foods that contained too much water. 

     I also liked the fact that it only uses four cups of oil for whatever is being fried. 


Picture
     Kelsi made the dough while I was working in the schoolroom on some other things.  I can say that at age 12, she is really a capable baker now! 
     She let the dough rise in the warm oven for an hour.  It was such a warm day that it didn't require the normal two hours of rising time.  Then, she began to cut out doughnuts and maple bars while the oil heated in the Fry Daddy.


Picture





     We set the shaped dough into a baking pan on the counter by the Fry Daddy.  We weren't necessarily going for the beautiful look...just shaping them quickly so they could be fried.
Picture
     My husband, Elmer, began frying doughnuts and maple bars in the Fry Daddy.  We usually did only 1-2 doughnuts at a time so that the temperature of the oil wouldn't cool down and so the doughnuts would fry evenly. 
Picture




     It only took from 2-4 minutes for the doughnuts to evenly brown.
Picture



     Kelsi mixed up a half batch of two types of frosting/glaze:  chocolate, and maple.  Even this ended up being too much.
Picture




     Brittany filled a small bowl with powdered sugar to roll some doughnut holes into it.
Picture
     The girls wanted to add some sprinkles to a few of the doughnuts.  We let them!

     The doughnuts were so delicious when they had cooled down and were glazed.  The recipe I used was from my mom from years back, and it isn't overly sweet.  It contains mashed potatoes, which helps make the doughnuts fluffy and substantial at the same time.



     If you are looking for a very sweet doughnut, you may want to find a different recipe.  The thin glaze provides just enough sweetness for our family without being sickeningly sweet. 

Maple Bars and Doughnuts:

  • 2 cups scalded milk (heat almost until boiling)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening or coconut oil (in solid form)
  • 1-1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup mashed potatoes
  • 2 Tbsp. or 1 package dry yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water
  • 7-9 cups of flour
  • 2 eggs

    Mix together scalded milk, sugar, and shortening or solid coconut oil.  Let cool to 115 degrees.  Add salt, eggs, mashed potatoes (instant, fresh, or leftover), and yeast dissolved in liquid.  Mix well.  Begin adding flour, one cup at a time, adding just enough so that the dough can be handled without being overly sticky. 

    Knead dough for several minutes until smooth and elastic.  Place dough in a lightly greased bowl and turn greased side of dough facing up.  Cover.  Let rise in warm place until doubled, about two hours.  (I turn my oven to "warm" for a couple of minutes and then turn off the heat.  That seems to work well even in the winter.)

    Roll out doubled dough to about 1/2" thick on a floured surface.  Cut out maple bar and doughnut shapes.  Heat cooking oil several inches deep in deep pan on stovetop until oil reaches 375 degrees.  (Or, heat FryDaddy, etc. for 10-15 minutes.  See instruction booklet for more information.) 

    Fry bars or doughnuts for several minutes on each side until golden brown.  Carefully remove doughnuts from hot oil.  Drain on paper towels on plates or cookie sheet.  (I used a section of the newspaper on the bottom and then covered it with one layer of paper towels to be more frugal.)

    Serve plain, sugared, or frosted.

Maple Frosting:
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup soft butter
  • 1/2 tsp. maple flavoring or 3 Tbsp. real maple syrup
  • 2-3 Tbsp. milk (reduce if using real maple syrup)
Beat all ingredients until fluffy.  Brush onto warm doughnuts.

Chocolate Frosting:

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup soft butter
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa or 2 squares melted baking chocolate
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2-3 Tbsp. milk
Beat all ingredients until fluffy.  Brush onto warm doughnuts. 

Basic Glaze:

  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Blend boiling water and powdered sugar.  Dip warm doughnuts quickly into warm glaze.
Picture

2 Comments
April E. link
8/14/2010 02:39:32 am

Julieanne,
I wanted to let you know I gave you the Sunshine Award today.

http://homeschoolblogger.com/elcloud/784004/

Thank you for letting your love for family, the home, and homeschooling come through on your blog.

April E.

Reply
Julieanne
8/15/2010 01:12:00 am

Thank you, April! You're always so sweet! Your blog also is filled with family and God's love and homeschooling, and so many things I enjoy reading about. Maybe some day you could have email subscription sign-ups on your blog so I could get your postings emailed to my inbox...that would be so nice! I know I'm missing lots of beautiful articles that you write.

God bless you today, April, my TOS Crew friend!

Julieanne

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    ​​Hi!  I'm Julieanne!
    You'll find me in the kitchen
    ​trying new 
    Trim Healthy Mama recipes, loving God, and carrying out that love as I bless my husband and teen daughters. ​


    Find
    Joy In Our Journey on:


    Sign up to receive
    Joy In Our Journey's
    latest blog posts, freebies, and more!

    You won't want to miss my FREE "Trim Healthy Mama-inspired" recipes, tutorials, giveaways, and deals - get them delivered fresh to your inbox!

      
    Picture
    Picture
        I'd love to share your product with my readers.  If you would like me to do a review and giveaway, just contact me via email and let me know how I can help.


        Disclosure: Some content includes links to sponsors or affiliates, which give me a small percentage of the sale without costing you anything extra. You are not obligated to use these links when you make a purchase, but when you do so, it helps to support this site, so thank you!
     

     

    Search
    Joy In Our Journey

    Loading
     

    Archives

    December 2016
    August 2015
    July 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010

Search Joy In Our Journey.com:

Loading

You won't want to miss my FREE "Trim Healthy Mama-inspired" recipes, tutorials, giveaways, and deals - get them delivered fresh to your inbox!

Most Viewed on Joy In Our Journey:

  • Free Printables
  • Mock Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino
  • FREE customized Homeschool I.D. Cards
  • Trim Healthy Mama Visual Shopping List
  • Planning a Frugal Family Trip to Washington, D.C.


More about Julieanne:

  • About Julieanne
  • Contact Julieanne
  • Julieanne's BLOG

Please note that there are affiliate and referral links on this website.  If you click on them and make a purchase, I might make a tiny commission.  I only recommend products I use personally. Your support is very much appreciated and helps keep this free resource up and running!






  
Copyright © 2017       l       Joy In Our Journey.com      l