My sister has been cooking donuts for her family following a recipe she got from a Finnish magazine. When she knew that Caity loves donuts, she promised to make it when we’re there. One time when we didn’t have any scheduled outing for that day, she magically whipped us a delicious snacks of donuts! The whiff of the delightful treat was too much to resist; I had to immediately grabbed the first few pieces, freshly taken out from the hot oil. Thank God I didn’t burn my tongue! Super yummy, was all I can say. It has a hint of banana in every crispy bite. I wonder if it was because of the flour. Fortunately, the recipe can make about 36 pieces, enough to feed an army of hungry tummies. I think I ate about 4 pieces of that filling snack.

When we got back to Prague, my sister sent me the recipe which she painstakingly translated from Finnish to English so I can also make the donuts. She gave me 4 variations. One look at the printed recipe and I was already worried. Aside from the need to use deciliters (which we didn’t have measuring cups for, and which we brought later but didn’t have measurements for small doses such as 1 dl, 2 dl… ), the recipe calls for rising time for the yeast which was awfully long! (first one was 40 minutes, then another 20 minutes). Time is not something I have the luxury of having. Sorry sis. So I scrambled to my PC and searched for the easiest and simplest donut recipe I can find. I found one, and hoped that it was good.

The donuts I made for picnic with friends…

Good news! It was yummy though not as good as the ones my sister made. But since I’m all for simple and easy recipes, I’m totally loving it. In fact since the discovery of that recipe, I had already made donuts about 3-4 times in less than a week. hehehe. I think I can live without seeing donuts for a whole year after stuffing myself with donuts almost everyday. Eeek! The first time I cooked it was Sunday, then Tuesday I made another batch to bring to our picnic with friends and kiddies (they liked it and asked me to share the knowledge). So yesterday my friends were here at home, and we made two batches of donuts, then this afternoon, Caity and I produced some more donuts. I know, overkill na! I’ve been washing down my throat with water to get the taste of donut out of mah system. Maybe I should be wearing Adie’s urinary incontinence products for the night to avoid frequent trips to the toilet. hehe

Donut cooking lesson on Friday…

My friend got creative and decorated her donuts (which she made today) with almonds, sprinkles and chocolates. Teehee! Too sweet na I guess. I prefer mine rolled in confectioner’s sugar coz its not too sweet.