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One thing we severely missed while living in Central Asia was doughnuts. I learned to duplicate many things that we were unable to buy but I never mastered the doughnut. This still bothers me. Who wants to be beat by a doughnut? Once on Mother’s Day, we happened to be in the capital city where there was a grossly overpriced Duncan Doughnuts. Justin surprised my mom and I with doughnuts and there’s never been a better Mother’s Day present for someone who was going to go into labor at any minute. Over time, we stopped indulging, even for special occasions, on the capital city’s Duncan Doughnuts when we learned that they didn’t have the concept down that day or two old doughnuts were no longer sellable doughnuts. At the price we would pay for them, you kinda wanted them to at least be made that day.

A recipe for doughnuts caught my eye the other day and it looked like it just might be the answer to my doughnut challenge. The Pioneer Woman has a cookbook and I like her descriptions because she explains in detail which helps me when cooking other things as well.

I gave her recipe a shot for Valentine’s weekend and it was a success. In my little world, it feels good to have finally mastered the doughnut. I also liked that you made the dough the night before and let it rise all night- less work in the morning. So, here it is if you want to give it a try. Thanks Pioneer Woman! Now, if I could have only duplicated Thai spring rolls with no Thai ingredients….

Tags: Create, Doughnuts, Pioneer Woman

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