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If you haven't seen an episode of Dexter, why not?! I'll have to admit, Dexter is not for everyone but I think it's one of the most original series on television. To give you an idea what Dexter is about, it's about a guy who is a blood splatter analyst for the Miami police department, has a sister who is a detective, had a father who was a cop, has a family, and seems to be an all around nice guy. But he has a secret that he calls "The Dark Passenger." What's Dexter's secret? He's a serial killer. But it's okay....cause he only kills bad guys and oddly, he's super likable. Each episode leaves you cheering for the killer.
What does a serial killer have to do with doughnuts? Better yet, how on earth is a doughnut recipe being shared by a diabetic blogger? Talk about a killer food *budah bum!* Yeah I know, that was a lame joke. Anyways, Season 6 of Dexter starts tonight and throughout the seasons, Dexter, being the super guy that he is, brings in doughnuts to all his co-workers. I believe it's his weird serial killer attempt at being "normal." As far as this diabetic baker goes, my diabetes and horrible sweet tooth is my "dark passenger." I struggle with my sweet cravings every single day and as I've talked about in the past, I have a really hard time finding ready made baked items to satisfy the cravings. I've have to learn how to make them myself. Breakfast is especially difficult because during the week, pastries and doughnuts are so convenient for regular people to just grab as they rush to work. So when I received my daily email from Diabetic Living Online and saw a recipe for doughnuts, I was all over it. I ran to Michael's to grab a donut pan (retail $9.99), picked up some ingredients from the grocery store, and went to work.
Vanilla Cake Doughnuts
1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar or brown sugar substitute blend (equivalent to 1/2 cup brown sugar)
1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product (or 1 egg)
2 tbsp canola oil
2 tbsp granulated sugar or sugar substitute blend (equivalent to 2 tbsp sugar)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375F. Coat doughnut pan with non stick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl, combine yogurt, brown sugar, egg, oil, and vanilla; whisk until smooth. Add yogurt mixture to flour mixture; stir until well mixed and smooth.
Spoon batter into a large resealable plastic bag. Using scissors, cut off a corner; squeeze batter into prepared pan, filling each indent about two-thirds full. Bake about 8 minutes or until doughnuts are nearly firm when lightly pressed. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes; turn out doughnuts onto rack.
In a small bowl, stir together granulated sugar and cinnamon. Dip warm doughnuts into sugar mixture, turning to coat. Makes 24 mini doughnuts (3 doughnuts per serving)
Sueshine notes about this recipe:
1) The recipe above shows how to make cinnamon sugar doughnuts which is certainly one my favorites. If you shake the doughnuts in the cinnamon sugar, be sure to do it while the doughnuts are still warm because there will be a little bit of moisture, allowing the blend to stick. The hubby suggested that I try making alternative toppings. He said he woke up the other morning wanting a chocolate glazed doughnut.
-Powdered Sugar made from Splenda: 3/4 cups Splenda granular, 2 tbsp cornstarch. Blend in a blender into a fine powder. Dust onto doughnut or follow directions from above (yields 1/2 cup)
-Chocolate glaze: 3 tbsp margarine, 1 square of unsweetened chocolate, 2 tbsp hot water, 1 cup sugar substitute. 1/2 tsp vanilla. Melt chocolate and butter. Combine with hot water. Blend with sugar and vanilla. Dip one side of doughnut into glaze and dry on cooling rack.
-Powdered Sugar made from Splenda: 3/4 cups Splenda granular, 2 tbsp cornstarch. Blend in a blender into a fine powder. Dust onto doughnut or follow directions from above (yields 1/2 cup)
-Chocolate glaze: 3 tbsp margarine, 1 square of unsweetened chocolate, 2 tbsp hot water, 1 cup sugar substitute. 1/2 tsp vanilla. Melt chocolate and butter. Combine with hot water. Blend with sugar and vanilla. Dip one side of doughnut into glaze and dry on cooling rack.
2) The recipe above is for mini doughnuts. I couldn't find a mini doughnut pan but as I stated above, I found a pan at Michael's with 6 standard size doughnuts. This recipe yields about 6-8 regular sized doughnuts.
Promise me you'll watch Dexter ? Good. If you don't have Showtime, run out to the store to buy a few of the past seasons (average cost is about $20-$25 per season) or add them to your Netflix lineup. Enjoy a doughnut while your at it. Who said you couldn't have a doughnut for dinner? :)
note: Dexter starts tonight, October 2 at 9:00PM ET/PT
Oh Lil, you are killing me!! They look delicious!!
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