Acorn Donut Holes Fall Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What can I use to cut out donut holes? ›

Use a 1" or 1.25" round cutter to cut the donut holes. If you go any bigger than that, you'll end up with oblong, oval-shaped donut holes instead of round donut holes. Cut as many donut holes out of the dough as possible.

A biscuit cutter and an end of a large pastry tube (the large end, obv.) is a pretty good substitute. A paper template (with a knife) only to be used if you are truly desperate.

Place your donuts in storage bags or airtight containers.

Definitely put them in airtight bags or containers though so they stay fresh! The only time this isn't a good idea is when your donuts are cream-filled. In that case, you'll want to store them in the fridge so they don't spoil.

Using a funky-shaped bowl or container to punch out the dough will make your donuts unique. You could even just cut out different shapes with a butter knife, and if you make a mistake, you can always just reroll the dough and try again. There's also the option of forming the dough into rings using your hands.

Cut the dough out with a floured 2-1/2-inch doughnut cutter, rerolling and cutting any remaining dough scraps. Editor's Tip: If you don't have a doughnut cutter, use a glass or round biscuit cutter to cut out the doughnuts. Then, use a shot glass or a small round cookie cutter to cut out the centers.

Donut cutter converts into a cookie/biscuit cutter by removing the center piece. Also use for Linzer cookies with cut-out, tarts, cutting bread, jello, pastries and more. You will be proud to add this tool to your kitchen collection.

Although the outsides and the edges were crisp, the centers of the donuts were always greasy and doughy. Gregory suggested punching a hole in the middle of the fried cakes, so that the insides of the cakes would cook as evenly as the outsides.

The trick is to stir "just enough." Too much working this dough can make the doughnuts tough.

What happens when a dough is over-proofed? The donuts may have coarse, open grain, poor shape, blistered or ruptured crusts, excessive frying shortening absorption, low volume, pale crust and poor keeping qualities.

Yeast doughnuts, as the name clearly spells out, are made from dough leavened with yeast (think brioche), whereas cake doughnuts are traditionally made from a kind of cake batter that uses a chemical leavener (i.e. baking powder or baking soda).

How do you make a donut hole mold? ›

All you need is a cupcake pan and some regular old tin foil! Cut the foil into a 4 x4 square and bend gently around your middle finger. Remove your finger and press the shape you're left with into the muffin tin. The results: You're left with a perfect donut hole shaped tin that yields you round baked donuts.

There's only one way to make doughnuts even softer and fluffier and that is by scalding some of the flour. Scalding is a technique used to not only make bread softer, but also to make it stay soft for longer. You can use it for pretty much any recipe you like.

A standard drinking glass with about a 3-inch opening is a great stand-in for cookie cutters. Round cookies can be decorated in a variety of ways to add festive color to any cookie tray.

We've got a solution for that, too. Pop it into the microwave for approximately 15 seconds until it softens.