DOUGHNUTS

First of the year. We're all resolving to eat healthier, right?
Well, I'm resolving to not be a slave to food or the idea that some food should not be eaten.
Confession time: I once thought I'd like to open a doughnut shop.
That was actually not even a year ago.
I won't get into the good, the bad, and the ugly of that whole experience. I will, however, tell you that I still love homemade doughnuts. I love the fun of coming up with fun flavor combos...or even classic combos! I love the process, when I have the time. And when I have the house to myself and I can crank up the music, clank spoons in bowls and run my KitchenAid all morning long it is what some people must feel while getting a massage.

Pure heaven, to me. A feeling of zen and spirituality that I get from few other activities.

So, with a day off, I decided to make some doughnuts to bring to my sister's workplace. It was her last day, as she was transferring to a new bank branch, and her birthday happened to be Friday.

Pepper jelly filled with cream cheese frosting, Maple Pecan, Chocolate Coconut, and a couple Vanilla Cream. Plus some cinnamon-sugar doughnut holes.
While the flavors are a little uninspired this round, it was a spur of the moment, 'use what's in the house' sort of plan, and the fun is in the execution!

Or is the fun in the consumption?

I had a few tasters left over, to have with my mimosa.