What was it Homer Simpson used to say…. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM Donuts. For me that is more likely to be MMMMMMMMMMM Apple Fritters, so it’s probably not surprising that I’ve played with dozens of recipes over the years – most yeast versions. But this quick one is the one I keep coming back to – it’s fantastic AND as a quick donut it’s a snap to produce. While I usually make them using fresh whole ground flour they work just as nicely with white flour.
The other nice thing is this recipe is that it scales wonderfully – from 1x to about 5x which is about the maximum I can manage to make with my deep fryer before it makes sense to do up another batch of batter – but given that takes all of five minutes it’s really no hardship. So get out your apples, heat up the oil and get ready to enjoy.
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Rhubarb is a great plant to have in your garden and deserts made from it serve as an awesome culinary awakening for deserts to be offered up fresh from the new season. It’s such an easy perennial crop to have that you should be growing it.
There are so many great options for deserts and preserves using rhubarb but this has to be my favorite. In fact it’s what I made with today’s first harvest of rhubarb. The sweet richness of the custard combines so wonderfully with the bite from the rhubarb it’s an absolute delight.
Rhubarb custard pie components ready for assembly
I used whole wheat pie shells, but you could use shells made with white flour or purchased if necessary (but really, if you can bake something like this, and certainly if you grow some of your own food you should consider building a grain mill for yourself – it’s well within your capacity)
Even better this recipe can be whipped together in only a minute or two. Click on the post title for the full recipe.
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