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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Recipes on gopher space
Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 09:27:19 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-05-04, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:
> Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> writes:
>
>> On 2025-04-17, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:
>>> For those in this NG who still browse gopher sites, I wanted to
>>> share the love.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing!  I welcome feedback and ideas for improvement.
>>
>> -Ben
>
> So, I've been quite frustrated finding a good home recipe for normal old
> fashioned donuts. The standard round donut with the hole in the
> middle. Comes glazed, chocolate covered, etc.
>
> When searching online, most recipes yield donuts that are more dense.
>
> I searched your amazing database in gopher and it yielded many results,
> but these popped my attention:
>
> Buttermilk Old-fashioned Doughnut
> Dunkin Donuts Glazed Donuts
> French Market Doughnuts
> Grandma's Donuts
> Merne's Nantucket Donuts
> Raised Donuts
>
> The last one on the list is the most involved time-wise.
>
> They are mostly, quite similar to each other barring the buttermilk one.
>
> Have you succeeded in making homemade old fashioned donuts? Those are my
> favorite, honestly, other donuts are good but I prefer the basic
> schmasic.
>
> PS I haven't looked TOO hard online. Was reninded to check on your
> search engine and was delighted to see the results.

Yeast or cake donut?

I trust these guys.

https://www.seriouseats.com/search?q=doughnuts
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/#search/q=doughnuts

Even if you don't use their recipes, they have information
on technique.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton