Rotten Cheater: Raspberry Donuts
He, the boy I stole flirtatious, yet desperately furtive glances at throughout the night, finally made his way over to me. He swaggered, slowly and steadily, making his way towards me. Mr. Makes-Any-Hot-Blooded-Woman-Break-Out-In-a-Full-Body-Sweat walked towards me and stared directly at me…. actually, make that right through me.
With zero trace of sleaze and the kindest gentleman-y graciousness, he slightly parted his lips and drew in a deep…. slow…low breath.
“You have the most beautiful smile, did you know?”
Fainted. Right then and there, I did. And I fell in the deep, deep fantasmical abyss called love.
Those were the first words that my husband ever said to me.
Seven years later, we were married. I felt special. I felt loved. I felt irreplaceable, you know?
Until I was replaced. By someone else. Another person of the female kind. Three years into our marriage.
Most married women never imagine being replaced once. But it happened to me, not once. But twice. The second substitute-for-true-love came a mere two years after the first infraction.
Who the hell were these women?
Not women yet. But babies. Little baby girls. Our baby girls. The two most gorgeous baby girls anyone has ever seen.
If you ever want to see the purest, humanly innate, most passionate and raw demonstration of love in its basic form, observe my husband anytime he is in the vicinity of his daughters. These ladies make him swoon and trip over punk-drunk in love.
This type of love goes far beyond one’s ability to take his (or anyone’s) life for the child he helped bring into this world. If called upon to do so, my husband would create miracles for his children – he would perform stunts never before imagined if he could guarantee his daughters’ happiness and health.
This kind of infinitely limitless love is generated in a space that only the most wonderful and phenomenal fathers in the world inhabit.
We love you, Daddy. Happy Father’s Day.
Raspberry Donuts
These donuts are less like the yeast-y ones you can buy at Dunkin Donuts and more like churros (sometimes known as a ‘Spanish Donut’). These donuts are chewy, but not overly so. The fresh raspberries add a very fresh tangy-ness not generally associated with a donut! Good with coffee in the morning as with a cup of tea in the afternoon.
Ingredients:
Pizza dough (homemade or bought from store)
Vegetable oil
1 pint of raspberries
1 ½ cup of sifted powdered sugar
Directions:
In a large pot for frying, add enough vegetable oil so the oil is about 2 inches up from the bottom of the pan. Heat should be about medium.
In the meantime, roll out your pizza dough to about ½ inch thick. Make sure there is enough flour on your board so the dough doesn’t stick. Using a round cookie cutter and an apple corer/something else small and round, cut out your donuts. Gather the scraps and re-roll to make more donuts.
I don’t’ have a candy thermometer, so I can’t tell you the temperature, but you’ll know that the temperature of your oil is at the right temperature when you add a piece of the dough and it immediately bubbles up to the top.
Once the oil is at the proper temperature, drop in your donuts and cook on each side for about 30-40 seconds. Drain onto a plate lined with paper towels.
In a small bowl, macerate about ½ a handful of raspberries with either your hands or a fork. Add 1 cupd of sifted powdered sugar and mix vigorously until you create a glaze/frosting. Add more powdered sugar to get a relatively thick glaze/loose frosting texture. Dip the donuts into the glaze/frosting. Let set for a few minutes and then eat!
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=) TOO SWEET!
OMG these look amazing. So bright and beautiful. I’m not biggest fan of donuts, but the raspberry pink tone make me want to give them a try. Do they taste as good as they look?
This story touches my heart. I love the way the making of the donuts cut weave into the story. Precious.
Patty – this is a great post! The first word that came to mind after I read it and saw the pictures – satisfaction!!! You go girl!
Totally captivating — your writing and those donuts! well done, patty
Patty, I am salivating at these. I HAVE TO MAKE them this week!!!! The photos are great and you should submit them to some of the food photo sites!
These look spectacular! And what an adorable story. So sweet!
I’m putting it on my must-make list!They look sooo good!
Now that’s a good story. I love the twist towards the end. You definitely had me fooled. And I love the sweet ending too. Both the story and the yummy raspberry donuts! Gosh, this is much better than krispy kreme glaze.
Ngaw…how sweet! The donuts looks delicious too! Especially with the icing.
Great story, it gave me goose bumps, brought tears to my eyes and made my stomach growl!! Speaking from experience, these donuts are amazing!!!
Love the story and yum! These look delicious. I must admit, I’m a little scared of making donuts, but maybe these will be the ones to change my ways!
Dear Belinda – Such a lovely story and heartfelt emotions as a woman, wife and mother all as a backdrop to the most gorgeous home made donuts. Lovely!
The donuts with a fresh raspberry glaze is a delightful surprise
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Genius! What a great, easy, amazing little idea. I MUST make these. And think of the different fresh fruit possibilities: blackberry, ginger-peach, strawberry, boysenberry, etc. Thanks for sharing! =)
That looks great. My husband would probably have cry with joy when I make these. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the lovely comment Patty & congratulations on making fb top 9 <3
Those donuts are dangerous with me around! Such a great burst of flavor with the raspberry
Cheers,
Gera
This is an impressive story! You’re lucky to have such a family. Wish you a happy and healthy life with them all.
Donuts look stunning, a great treat for any special day.
These look delicious!!! Yummy donuts.
This is an adorable tribute to your husband! And these doughnuts look so good! I love how the raspberry seeds are so visible…delicious
How sweet! I have seen that gaze inthe Dad’s eyes when he looks at those two beautiful little girls. It’s deep. Hope he had a great Father’s Day. I’m sure it was made that much better by those doughnuts. I really don’t know when you find the time to do all of this. SUPERWOMAN!
the color is goregous…I love the cute post, these will be made and devoured…haha
sweetlife
love love love this story…it read like an article from Cosmo… the stories and the photos were great. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, raspberry donuts! These look amazing!
What a sweet post. My boys love churros. I’m sure they’d love these donuts.
What a wonderful story! I like that the glaze were made from fresh strawberries. It doesn’t get any simpler than to use pizza dough for the raised donuts.
Awww – can’t wait until my little one comes out and steals Daddy’s heart too- we have a boy but I know that fathers and daughters have a super-special bond:) I’ve been on a donut kick (may sell them someday,they’re actually super-healthy)but never thought of the raspberry topping- it’s really pretty!
GREAT POST! You had me chopping at the bit the whole time! The donuts looks dreamy! My little girl just walked in and asked with hope in her eyes, “ARE WE GOING TO MAKE THOSE???”
Oh Patty! I LOVE your cooking! I LOVE your writing! I just love you!
Looks like the donuts are all saying ‘wow’ to your story, how lovely! Both your story and your donuts.
OMG – i’m reading your story and I’m thinking first… aww… sweetest man alive! and then I’m thinking, WTF, he’s broken your heart! *angry face*… But then I’m relieved to find out that it’s for an entirely different reason. WHEW! Totally taken in, drawn in slowly like a fly to a spider’s web. Lovely story
and btw, the donuts are so fun! I never would have thought to use pizza dough. I’ll definitely have to give these a go
Lovely as always…
What a lovely story! You definitely had me at the edge of the seat reading. and these donuts? I could totally go for these.
Your story touched me deeply. Thank-you for sharing your own personal love story with us