Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This month, Sue of  Palatable Pastime  told the Baking Bloggers that for October: "Let's pop some batter into a pan and bake up one of Autumn's favorite breakfast treats. All forms of donuts- it just has to be baked rather than the fried type." Here's the #BakingBloggers virtual donut shop... A 'Hole' Lotta Fun with Mini Donuts by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Apple Cider Baked Doughnuts by Cookaholic Wife Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts by The Schizo Chef Baked Chocolate Spice Crumb Cake Donuts by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice Baked Cookies and Cream Doughnuts by Tara's Multicultural Table Baked Donut Recipe Without A Pan by Recipe Pocket Baked Donut Muffins by Sneha's Recipe Baked Glazed Lemon Donuts by Making Miracles Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Chips by A Day in the Life on the Farm Double Chocolate Baked Donuts by Karen's Kitchen Stories Filled Donuts by Sid's S...

When I was working on my review of Jessica Segarra's Mini Donuts  -  and I was trying to decide which donuts to try - Brian was one of the friends I tapped to peruse the recipes. He received three post-its and had to pick his top three. One of his choices was one that I would have picked myself, though I didn't make them for the review. Since Brian turns 40 today, I figured that a batch of donuts was a fitting way to usher in this new decade. I just needed to make them manly versus dainty. I went with a pirate theme: dark rum, salted meat, and sea salt...because you're never too old to want to be a pirate, right? I tweaked Jessica's recipes a wee bit, subbing some dark rum for vanilla. Then I made mini bars with a chocolate ganache, dotted with bacon. As with my review batch, the donut batter is the same for both; I just mixed it up with the toppings. The Batter Mini Donuts's  Salted Caramel Mini Donut recipe 1 1/3 C all purpose flour 2 t baking powder...

Mandazi - also known as Maandazi or Ndao , sometimes called Mahamri or Mamri - are, basically,  East African donuts. You can find them in large urban areas and also among the Swahili people of East Africa. Most small restaurants, called hotelis in Kenya, serve mandazi as a breakfast or a snack. You can also find them being sold by street vendors. Usually mandazi are eaten with chai, spiced tea, or coffee. D had a great time shaking the finished mandazi in a bag filled with sugar. It was the perfect activity to get his early morning energy out. One more note, these are typically fried. I decided to bake them in a butter pan instead. Ingredients 1 egg, beaten 1/2 C organic granulated sugar 1/2 C milk [2 Tbsp. butter, melted] I forgot to add this in...whoops! 2 C white whole wheat flour 2 t baking powder more organic granulated sugar for shaking Procedure Mix all the ingredients together, adding more flour if necessary. The dough...