Donut Disaster
Wednesday, 1. July 2009, 06:40:00
I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE DONUTS! DONUTS! DONUTS! Especially the fried variety (The F*ck with the fat sh*t!). So last February (I was meant to post this, but I forgot), I searched online recipes on how to make fried donuts! I watched videos from youtube, expert village, etc.
I was soo excited that I even woke up 2 in the morning (the only time of the day when I can use the kitchen without getting disturbed). So I mixed all the ingredients, and the result was a big yellowish-white slop of goo.
I had to knead the dough after, and it was sooo hard! The dough was soft but while kneading it.. I felt soo hopeless! I thought it would never form! It took me 2 hours to knead it! My legs hurt and my fingers where soo goooey. I kept an adding flour... more flour... MORE FLOUR until I ran out of flour! Finally it became smooth and round.
I molded it into a ball, but getting some air in first. Then waited for it to ferment. Since it was too cold in the kitchen, I heated the microwave for 30 seconds while molding the dough then turned off the microwave and placed the dough there and coated some oil on it.
I waited for two hours for it to ferment or double in size or rise (whatever you guys call it) but that did not happen.
Well, I gave up waiting and took small pieces from the dough and formed donut shaped doughs. Then I deep fried it!
THE RESULT WAS HORRENDOUS! I tasted it and it tasted rotten and gross! I immediately spitted the whole thing and threw the cooked ones in the trash.
The next day, my friends and my mom told me that maybe I hadn't put any baking powder but the instructions here did not mention any baking powder... just baking soda. I re-watched the other donut making videos and I found another thing I did or used wrong. I was suppose to use self-rising flour... not all-purpose flour. 
Anyways, I'm seeking suggestions and recipes for fried donuts and I don't want some link.. I want your own personal experience (if you have one) in making fried donuts.
Other than the donuts, my workplace was a total disaster and I had to clean it up before my mom or dad wakes up.
I just noticed the dog food on the last image... maybe.. just maybe.. I accidentally added some on my donuts.
I was soo excited that I even woke up 2 in the morning (the only time of the day when I can use the kitchen without getting disturbed). So I mixed all the ingredients, and the result was a big yellowish-white slop of goo.
I had to knead the dough after, and it was sooo hard! The dough was soft but while kneading it.. I felt soo hopeless! I thought it would never form! It took me 2 hours to knead it! My legs hurt and my fingers where soo goooey. I kept an adding flour... more flour... MORE FLOUR until I ran out of flour! Finally it became smooth and round.
I molded it into a ball, but getting some air in first. Then waited for it to ferment. Since it was too cold in the kitchen, I heated the microwave for 30 seconds while molding the dough then turned off the microwave and placed the dough there and coated some oil on it.I waited for two hours for it to ferment or double in size or rise (whatever you guys call it) but that did not happen.Well, I gave up waiting and took small pieces from the dough and formed donut shaped doughs. Then I deep fried it!
THE RESULT WAS HORRENDOUS! I tasted it and it tasted rotten and gross! I immediately spitted the whole thing and threw the cooked ones in the trash.
The next day, my friends and my mom told me that maybe I hadn't put any baking powder but the instructions here did not mention any baking powder... just baking soda. I re-watched the other donut making videos and I found another thing I did or used wrong. I was suppose to use self-rising flour... not all-purpose flour. Anyways, I'm seeking suggestions and recipes for fried donuts and I don't want some link.. I want your own personal experience (if you have one) in making fried donuts.
Other than the donuts, my workplace was a total disaster and I had to clean it up before my mom or dad wakes up.
I just noticed the dog food on the last image... maybe.. just maybe.. I accidentally added some on my donuts.
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