My posting schedule is going haywire. My good intentions, to post weekly at my scheduled time, are going awry and the universe is out to get me. I am not as organised as some of my wonderful blogger friends who always have two or three posts scheduled in advance. I usually fly by the seat of my pants! Most of the times I don’t even know what I’m posting till I sit down to write! You’re all probably wondering what I’m doing writing a blog at all with this level of disorganisation! In my defence, I’m usually not like this. I do have at least a few posts ready to go normally, but these days, nothing is normal.
I was all ready to write my post on Monday night and publish Tuesday and what happens? I catch a bloody cold. My head’s full of snot, my ears are blocked, my throat hurts, my ears are watery, my nose is red and raw, and my head is spinning in Exorcist proportions. If that’s not all, it’s been snowing since yesterday and it’s 3F/-16C outside with road conditions so slick, that I pretty much skated to my physical therapy appointment this morning.
Anyway, though I am seeing double, I will get this post out.
Anyone who reads this blog regularly, will know that I have a love-hate relationship with pumpkin. But let it be known that I am a team player and will willingly and unselfishly, cook and bake with pumpkin solely for others 🙂
Having said that, damn, these Pumpkin Doughnuts were delicious and especially with the salted caramel sauce and the chopped pistachios. Somehow, all those flavours just blended perfectly.
I posted these because they got such rave reviews from adults and children alike. I wanted to make sure to taste a little bit so I broke off a tiny piece. I ended up eating two whole ones. Pumpkin doughnuts aren’t anything new, and they’ve been done before but I wanted to use my new pans, and this allowed me to do something seasonal for my cooking demo last Saturday. I am so glad I did! These will be made again.
To me, a doughnut is not a doughnut unless it’s fried. However, I loathe frying and I didn’t want to fry in the showroom; not the best air flow there. I have mixed feelings on cake doughnuts because to me they are just….a muffin….with a hole….
BUT, team player and all…here are my baked, pumpkin muffins, I mean doughnuts. In time for Thanksgiving breakfast or even dessert.
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Serves: 12
- 2 cups/300g all purpose/plain flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup/235ml pumpkin purée
- ¼ cup/60g brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- ½ cup/118ml milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Salted Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup/200g granulated sugar
- ¼ cup/60ml water
- ½ cup/118ml heavy/double cream
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- Spray the doughnut pans with non stick spray.
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C
- Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and spices together.
- In another bowl, mix the pumpkin purée, sugar, eggs and melted butter together.
- Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture.
- Add half the milk first and mix into a thick batter.
- Add the rest if needed.
- You want a dropping consistency so if you need more milk, add by tablespoons.
- Add the vanilla and mix.
- Don't over mix or you'll have tough doughnuts.
- With two spoons, scoop out pumpkin batter and drop into doughnut pan, may need to drop small spoonfuls and then blend into one smooth doughnut.
- Fill ⅔ of the way and smooth out.
- Place in the oven and bake 15-20 minutes, or until firm and risen.
- Allow to cool on a rack for 5 minutes,
- Dust with powdered sugar if serving plain doughnuts, or dip into or drizzle salted caramel over the top.
- Sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
- Salted Caramel Sauce
- In a small sauce pan, add the sugar and water and heat on medium.
- Let the sugar melt and allow it to turn an amber colour.
- This will take some time, about 10-15 minutes.
- Watch carefully as the sugar can go from amber to burnt in seconds.
- Heat the cream in a small pitcher in the microwave and add the sea salt.
- Once the sugar turns a golden amber colour, add the cream carefully, it will splutter.
- Mix off heat until all the sugar is melted and the cream is incorporated.
- Pour into a heat proof jar and allow to cool.
I hope everyone is having a great week so far, it’s almost the end of this week. I can’t believe that it is almost the end of the year. Where did this year go?
By now I’m sure you are feeling all better, and these donuts are helping me fight of a cold too. GREG
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Hi again Nazneen! I’m a bit like you – I love the idea of pumpkin, but it seems so “meh” all the time. My father in law makes an amazing couscous which is always even better when he adds pumpkin. I’ve been making a few pumpkin soups recently but in general it’s the colour I like, as opposed to anything else. That said, I was in the store just after halloween and they were selling pumpkins leftover from halloween for 1kr per kilo… They weren’t huge, so it meant that one ended up being the equivalent of 15p in English money. I ended up with 4 of them because… that’s the kind of guy I am. Great deals, I’ll suck up, with no idea how I’m going to use them :p.
Too bad I didn’t have doughnut pans – that would have been a great use for them. They look great too – very “warm”. That sauce on top sounds amazing. A veritable icing on the non-proverbial cake!
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Hope you are feeling better my friend, although I think pumpkin doughnuts would be a sure fire way to reach recovery 😀
Your recipe looks so tasty, love the addition of the caramel sauce with it!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Hope you are feeling better! Loving the salted caramel on the pumpkin doughnut..Delish!
Asiya @ Chocolate & Chillies recently posted..Chewy Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Gay Lea Butter
These pumpkin donuts are saying to me “Make me today” lol. I just love a good donut and I cant wait to try this recipe out
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Nazneen, that’s a fantastic combination of flavors and textures and I can’t wait to try it out.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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Nice photos! Love these doughnuts, too, with the sauce. Yummm!!!
Julie & Alesah
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I once made pumpkin steamed bus,
i gotta try this doughnut version for sure!!!
Damn delicious!!!
Dedy@Dentist Chef recently posted..Steamed Red Grouper or Coral Trout Fish with Spicy XO Sauce
I’m with you on pumpkin- Last year I was all about pumpkin, but for some reason I’m just not feeling it this year. These look lovely, and I love the sauce on top 🙂
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Yeah, I’m never really into pumpkin. I buy it every year because I love how they look. Always have good intentions!!
Gorgeous fall colour! I baked pumpkin doughnuts a couple of years ago, so I know these are delicious!
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Thanks Angie! They were quite delicious!
3F! Brrrrr… I guess we all struggle at some point with being regular with our posts. Although I struggle all the while 😛
My relationship is not much different to how you feel about pumpkins. Your pumpkin doughnuts are probably the best I have ever seen. And that caramel sauce….you definitely kmow how to tempt your readers. 😀
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Aww, thanks Taruna! They did end up being quite tasty!
Sorry, I meant I wouldn’t 🙂
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They look fantastic! I would worry about having a posting schedule. I have never had one and I don’t think things are going to change in the future. Life always gets in the way and then … inspiration comes and goes. At least this is the case for me! 🙂
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I know what you mean. My inspiration really goes up and down! And then there goes the posting schedule!
Hehe, good on you for being a team player. And that is so cold! How could it possibly get any colder and it’s not even officially winter yet. I’m like you in that I can’t ever seem to schedule posts in advance. Even if I know what I want to write for the next five posts I just can’t seem to get ahead. How do people manage it? I do love the look of your doughnuts xx
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Yep, me the ever obliging team player! But these were good though so I didn’t mind 🙂
I’m totally with you dear Nazneen. I’ve a lot of admiration for those are able to post regularly every week. My plans change in a flash, without any announcement. Btw your pumpkin doughnuts look very yummy, the perfect treat for a Saturady morning! Take care.
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I know it’s an issue with many of us but you still do so much better than I do!
Oh dear I hope you are feeling better soon – if it’s any consolation your post made me smile and I can relate on so many fronts apart from the Exorcist spinning head. Happy to see you still call them doughnuts though and not donuts…..
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Haha! Thanks Nancy. Still hanging in there but have started to take meds now. Still spinning though!!
OMGosh,
these look delectably amazing.
I want to devour! Love the caramel sauce over these gems.
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Thank you Kim!
Couldn’t resist the pumpkin blogpost then Nazneen!! I hope you do better next year 😉 I’d quite happily devour these though, I don’t binge on pumpkin but space it evenly throughout the year. I think with dousing these in salted caramel, there’s no need to deep fry and roll in sugar a la doughnut.
Lovely.
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Haha! You made me laugh Dave. Yeah, I’m a team player, what can I say?
Hope you’re feeling better! I don’t have a big stack of posts ready to go, either. Each one gets written a day or two before I post. So I know exactly what you mean. Anyway, I really like the idea of pumpkin doughnuts! Sounds wonderful, and must try. Good pictures, too. Thanks for this.
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Thanks John! I’m getting there, it’s an infection so I’m on meds now. Be back to myself soon.
Oh these look awesome. Glad you’re a ‘team’ player N 🙂
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Happy to oblige 🙂
LOL… I know you hate pumpkin treats but you can be surprise how great certain pumpkin treats are. I think there are certain recipes that don’t work. That’s all! If one don’t have great experience with pumpkin desserts, it seems everything else is disgusting. I am very picky about pumpkin pies because most don’t taste good. But when I found a favorite, I could eat it every day. You see… You made mouthwatering, delicious donuts.
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Omg, pumpkin pies are disgusting. But I do have a recipe that’s pretty awesome so I only eat the pie if I make it 🙂
Those do look quite tasty, Nazneen! I don’t have a doughnut pan – do you think they would work as muffins? I can’t see why not… While I like pumpkin fine, it isn’t something I crave like many of my friends. But I will try these for Thanksgiving week! I hope you feel better soon. xo, David
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Hi David! Yes, they should work as muffins. You may want to increase the butter a tad bit or add a bit of oil as well. Prolly need a bit more liquid for more of a muffin batter. I rarely crave pumpkin! I don’t understand people’s craziness over it.
I am a huge fan of pumpkin – and Nazneen – these “Muffins with holes” or “Doughnuts” sound irresistible with cinnamon and nutmeg and that totally decadent Salted Caramel Sauce! I am proud of you for having the willpower to stop at 2 – I might have eaten them all and then drunk the remaining sauce! 🙂
Hope you get to feeling better soon…
Ha! Thanks Shashi 🙂 I only stopped at two because I had to leave the others for my kids :/