The Way to a Man’s Heart?

You’ve all heard that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”  Now, I don’t want to short change men, because many of the men I know think much further than their stomachs; however, it IS true that you sure can bring a smile to their face when you make a special treat. Yesterday I made some doughnuts and then posted a picture on facebook.  Let’s just say there were some happy folks at my house, and it wasn’t just the guys. (aka Linz).

On facebook, there were several guys who were very interested in their wives duplicating such doughnuts in their own home, for their own enjoyment, so that they don’t have to drool on the keyboard. That’s messy, and well, kind of yucky if you want my opinion.

I said I would share my recipe, so here it is for all of you wives who want to make your hubby happy.  And if you are a guy reading this, you are more than welcome to try your hand at it. You just might shock your wife 🙂

Warm 1 1/4 cups milk.  Add 2 1/4 tsp. of yeast and 1 T. sugar, stir till dissolved.  Add 1 1/2 cups flour.  Beat well.  Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Stir down, then add 1/2 cup sugar, 3 T. butter (softened), 1 egg, 3 cups flour, 1/4 tsp. mace or nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. salt.  Mix together and knead until you have a soft dough.  Place in well-greased bowl.  Cover and let rise again for 1 1/2 hours.

Punch down and roll to 1/3″ thick.  Cut out doughnuts, place on flat surface like a cookie sheet, and let rise for 45 minutes.  Fry in hot oil.

I don’t really measure my ingredients, but here’s what I do:  Approx. 1 box of powered sugar – sift into a bowl.  Add 1 or 2 T. of melted butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, and then mix, adding enough milk to make a glaze of desired consistency.  If I want more than one flavor (chocolate, for instance), I take desired amount out and put into another bowl, sift some cocoa powder, stir again, and add a little more milk if I need to thin it down some more.  I took some of the plain glaze and added maple flavoring.  Yum!