Four Varieties of Donut Holes

Last week I broke down and finally ordered a cake pop maker.  I chose this one, the Babycakes Cake Pop Maker CP-12.  It came with some lollipop sticks, a metal fork to pick up the cake balls, and a cake ball holder.  Bonus!  It's purple.

The first day I made a batch of donut holes from the little recipe book.  They were ok, but called for apple cider and I just used some instant stuff. 

Today, I decided to try a different recipe, so typed "donut holes" into Pinterest and chose the first result.  It led me to Blogilates and proclaimed this to be somewhat healthy.

Here are my results!

The recipe said it would make 36, but it actually made 50!  I had two types of coating and two types of batter.  On the left you can see the chocolate donut holes, which I created by adding a couple tablespoons to the batter.  Half are coated with powdered sugar and half are coated with cinnamon sugar.

It was super easy!  See my set-up below.

After the first batch had finished baking, I moved them to the white cooling rack and added another batch's worth of batter into the cake pop maker.  While the second batch cooked, I rolled the donut holes in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.

It takes about 5 minutes for each batch of one dozen to cook, which is the perfect amount of time to coat the last batch.  After two batches, I added the cocoa powder to the batter and mixed it up.  Doing it this way means one less dirty bowl.  Yay for laziness efficiency!

The result is four different types of donut holes that are great for snacking or a light dessert.  If you can stop eating them, that is! 

Things I Learned:

• The recipe was way too thick, so I added 1/3-1/2 extra liquids.
• Unless you have a perfect 1 tablespoon measuring tool, there's going to be some that are small and some that spill over.  Tear off the extra bits and call them mini cookies!  Or just munch on them while you finish making the donut holes.
• Coatings stick better if the donut holes are still quite warm.  Work fast or get a friend to help.  My first batch had way better coatings because it was a 2-person team.
• Chocolate chips in the middle are possible, but you have to have superhuman speed to get them all in so the donut holes are still cooking at the same time.
• Put a little less batter in the first holes you fill because they will have started to expand and make a mess by the time you finish filling the rest. 

Tortillas!

Yesterday, I made my second batch of tortillas ever.

Before making them, I thought it would be a long, difficult process.  But it's super easy!  You basically make the dough, roll it into balls, wait, then roll them out into circles and cook on a skillet.

The recipe made 18 8" tortillas, which you can see cooling below.

Tortillas cooling on the counter.

Today I tried one with peanut butter and honey and it was delicious!  Next time, though, I will add less salt to the dough and possibly a little less oil.  You can definitely taste the salt, but it isn't completely overpowering.  As for the oil, after 45 minutes of letting the dough rest, little bits had seeped out. 

Tortilla with peanut butter and honey.

I got the recipe from Pinterest:

Source: amandascookin.com via Anne on Pinterest

Pinterest Plans

I have been on Pinterest for a bit now, and my list of things I want to bake just keeps getting longer.  With Pinterest, there's also a lot of just pinning beautiful treats that I will never bake, like all those cupcakes and cake balls.

Anyways, I do actually intend to make a lot of the recipes I pin.  So here are some of the recipes that I want to try.

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks -- Made in the oven instead of fried, so slightly more healthy.  Part of me thinks it would be a bad idea to figure out how to make this appetizer because then I'll be eating it all the time!

Source: everycollegegirl.com via Anne on Pinterest

Pinata Cookies -- Lots of work, but adorable!

Source: laughingsquid.com via Anne on Pinterest

No-Cook Overnight Oatmeal -- Oatmeal with yogurt and fruit.  I love yogurt but get tired of oatmeal pretty quickly, so this might be a good mix for breakfast.

Source: theyummylife.com via Anne on Pinterest

Cereal Treats-- Rice Krispy treats but with other types of cereal!  I'm pretty much just drawn to all the pretty colors here.

Source: tastykitchen.com via Anne on Pinterest

Homemade Flour Tortillas -- Ok, I have made these before.  But I haven't made them for months and want to try again to make a lot!  I was very surprised how easy and quick they were to make.

Source: amandascookin.com via Anne on Pinterest

Homemade Sprinkles -- Beautiful, but I'm still trying to decide if they are worth the time and energy.

Source: instructables.com via Anne on Pinterest

Stay tuned to see if I make any of these recipes!