Fat Thursday is just around the corner, so we've made sure you'll have a sweet time. We have delicious recipes, cake pans and molds, dessert decorating accessories, and everything you need to sweeten the end of Carnival!
Doughnuts, churros... oh, the sweet sound of it!
Fat Thursday is a wonderful day. The city is buzzing with sweets, the scent of doughnuts wafts from everywhere, and we're counting down the hours until we get home and get down to our own baking.
Can't bake? No problem! This might just be the perfect day to dive in.
Below, we've got some simple recipes for doughnuts, and other doughnut-adjacent delights, because there's nothing like expanding your culinary horizons!
A simple doughnut recipe
We believe that good recipes are simple, quick, and foolproof. We've got just such a recipe for doughnuts that will turn out great even without yeast. This recipe comes from haps.pl – thank you!
Ingredients needed:
- 120 ml buttermilk
- 180 g all-purpose flour
- 50 g sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- approx. 40 g melted butter
- a pinch of salt
- oil for frying
- marmalade or jam for filling
Quick yeast-free doughnuts - how to make them?
- Before making the doughnuts, ensure the buttermilk is at room temperature. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, but don't let it boil.
- Prepare 2 bowls. Sift the flour into the larger one, then add the rest of the dry ingredients: sugar, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Pour the buttermilk and melted butter into the second, smaller bowl and whisk for a moment. Then, carefully pour the buttermilk-butter mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until everything is combined into a smooth dough.
- Heat oil for deep frying in a wide pot or deep pan. Form the doughnut dough into balls about 5 cm in diameter. Carefully place them into the hot oil and fry until an appetizing golden color on both sides.
- Drain the fried doughnuts on paper towels and, using a pastry syringe, fill your doughnuts with your favorite filling and decorate with glaze or powdered sugar.
Spanish churros
It's not just us who love fried sweet dough. While Southerners prefer different shapes than our round balls, hey, doesn't a churro, which is a long pastry, dusted with powdered sugar and dipped in hot chocolate, sound like a dream come true? Let's play Spanish pastry chef and give it a whirl!
Churros are very simple to make, and the dough is prepared only with flour, water, and a little fat (or butter). They are deep-fried, so we're not sure if Ms. Chodakowska would be thrilled...
Ingredients
- 2 cups water (500 ml)
- 2 cups wheat flour type 500 (300 grams)
- half teaspoon salt (approx. 3 grams)
- 2 teaspoons butter (30 grams)
- 1 liter oil (for frying)
- pastry bag/syringe with a star tip.
- The dough is prepared only with flour and water and a little butter.Water and flour should have a 1:1 volume ratio (1 cup of water to 1 cup of flour).
- Place a pan over high heat and pour in two cups of water (500 ml) and half a teaspoon of salt (approx. 3 grams).
- Add two teaspoons (approx. 30 grams) of butter, which should melt quickly.
- When the water starts to boil, turn off the heat and add two cups (approx. 290 grams) of flour.
- Mix and knead vigorously with a spatula until both ingredients are combined and no flour is visible in the mixture.
- Transfer the dough to a pastry bag, syringe, or other device you will use to pipe it.
- Heat one liter of rapeseed oil in a pan to about 180 degrees Celsius.
- You can pipe the dough beforehand into sticks, for example, on baking paper, and transfer them to the oil when it reaches the right temperature.
- You can also pipe them directly over the oil, creating one large spiral (this is how churros are made using a churrera).
- Fry the churros at 180 degrees Celsius. Frying time is 2-3 minutes, until they are golden brown on the outside. After frying, the churros should be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
- After frying, remove the churros to an oven rack to drain excess fat.You can also use a paper towel (just wipe, don't leave them on it, as they might steam from below and become soggy). If frying in a spiral shape, cut it into smaller pieces with scissors.
- Coat the churros in sugar or other sprinkles as desired. Serve with coffee or hot chocolate. (Recipe from roadtripbus.pl)
Muffins
Although it's hard for us to believe, apparently there are people who don't love greasy, sugar-glazed, and jam-filled doughnuts! So goes the urban legend. But we have something for them too. A good and quick alternative to doughnuts are muffins. You can make them in various ways – savory, sweet, or even a fancier, sister version, known as cupcakes.
So, we've prepared a special magazine on how to bake muffins, madeleines, tartlets, and cream horns.
You can't do without accessories
Rolling with it
Every baking enthusiast knows that the greatest art is preparing the perfect dough! A well-balanced, comfortable rolling pin, a practical pastry board for rolling out, functional baking spatulas that help you perfectly mix and scrape the dough... all of these should be in your kitchen. The best pastry board is one that doesn't take up much space and is easy to clean – like a silicone one! When choosing a rolling pin, consider its purpose; marble rolling pins are excellent for shortcrust pastry due to their ability to maintain a low temperature, but they would be a poor choice for yeast dough, which needs a bit of warmth from us.
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Get your hands in the dough
People are divided into those who love mixing ingredients in a bowl and kneading, and those who find it a strange feeling, with dough sticking to their hands. If you belong to the first group, then be sure to get a nice mixing bowl that will make the process even more enjoyable. And if you belong to the second group, then all the more reason to get such a kitchen bowl and measuring cups to sweeten that terrifying experience a bit!
Kitchen helper
The 21st century has brought us many good things – including great TV series and kitchen robots that do all the dirty work for us. And let's be honest, they also look fantastic in the kitchen, which is important. When it comes to TV series, we don't have much to say, but we certainly do about stylish kitchen helpers!
Robots with discounts
Dough in shape
We all want to stay in shape, but it's especially important when it comes to your baked goods! Baking molds can take on fanciful shapes that will allow you to serve your guests unique and delicious cakes or tortes. Whether you're looking for bundt cake molds or springform pans for a sophisticated tiered cake – you're sure to find the shape you're looking for with us.
For decoration
Once you've baked the perfect cookies or cake, there's still the matter of decoration. You might think you lack the skills to create decorations from chocolate, icing, or cream, but with the right helpers, you'll tackle any challenge! And once you find the right decorating accessories, all it takes is a little imagination and your baked goods will be more beautiful than ever before. Check out our range of sweet decorating tools: pastry bags and nozzles, icing tools, or decorating stencils and see how simple it is.
Show off your bakes!
Once we've dusted ourselves off and finished baking, it's time to put the cherry on top – showcasing our masterpieces. This is where trays, cake stands and platters, and serving boards come to the rescue. After all, let everyone see how beautifully our baked goods turned out!
