Pumpkin, er...butternut squash donuts

I finally got to break in my new DeLonghi rotofryer with my first ever batch of donuts. Unfortunately, this is not the season for finding canned pumpkin on the the north side of Chicago. Thanks to the LTHers who offered suggestions on substitutes. I subbed 3/4 cup canned butternut squash plus 1/4 cup pumpkin butter for the cup of canned pumpkin in the recipe.

I used a glass to cut them out...


And improvised with an 'O'-shaped cookie cutter to get out the center hole (which unfortunately then couldn't be salvaged to make a donut hole).


Ready for the fryer:


Finished donuts with a cinnamon sugar coating:


With salted caramel ice cream--Breakfast of Champions

Looks great! (Your kitchen must be done!)

Those look GREAT!

They look wonderful!

thaiobsessed wrote:And improvised with an 'O'-shaped cookie cutter to get out the center hole (which unfortunately then couldn't be salvaged to make a donut hole).

Next time, try a shot glass.

LAZ wrote:Next time, try a shot glass.

I have seen terrible accidents in the kitchen when people used a glass rather than proper cutters. It wasn't pretty, and I would have to go ballistic on any cook that I saw doing this. I recommend investing in a set of round cutters.

Try these instead. http://www.jbprince.com/pc_combined_res ... %20cutters)|and|&search_keyword=round%20cutters

Evil Ronnie wrote:

LAZ wrote:Next time, try a shot glass.

I have seen terrible accidents in the kitchen when people used a glass rather than proper cutters. It wasn't pretty, and I would have to go ballistic on any cook that I saw doing this. I recommend investing in a set of round cutters.

Try these instead. http://www.jbprince.com/pc_combined_res ... %20cutters)|and|&search_keyword=round%20cutters

I saw these donut cutters at Northwestern Cutlery. I didn't buy one (I try to avoid single use gadgets--unsuccessfully at times). May be useful for those not wanting to invest $55+ on a set of cutters or take their chances with a glass.

Evil Ronnie wrote:

LAZ wrote:Next time, try a shot glass.

I have seen terrible accidents in the kitchen when people used a glass rather than proper cutters. It wasn't pretty, and I would have to go ballistic on any cook that I saw doing this. I recommend investing in a set of round cutters.

Try these instead. http://www.jbprince.com/pc_combined_res ... %20cutters)|and|&search_keyword=round%20cutters

I agree. Although, I have this set which meets my needs and is waaaaay cheaper than the ones in ronnie's link:
http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Piece-Plain ... 468&sr=8-1

eatchicago wrote:

Evil Ronnie wrote:

LAZ wrote:Next time, try a shot glass.

I have seen terrible accidents in the kitchen when people used a glass rather than proper cutters. It wasn't pretty, and I would have to go ballistic on any cook that I saw doing this. I recommend investing in a set of round cutters.

Try these instead. http://www.jbprince.com/pc_combined_res ... %20cutters)|and|&search_keyword=round%20cutters

I agree. Although, I have this set which meets my needs and is waaaaay cheaper than the ones in ronnie's link:
http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Piece-Plain ... 468&sr=8-1

We have the Ateco ones, too, and they're really just fine for what we use them for. Ronnie's are nice because they don't have a seam, which probably saves a lot of bad cuts when you're doing huge volume, but the Ateco should work fine for most people.