Despite Friday's tragedy, life must go on. But it's truly amazing the beauty and joy that can come out of such an event. There are words of goodness and joy surrounding everyone. I can feel it. Anytime I'm on Facebook or reading a blog or even the newspaper, there is someone giving well wishes or spreading joy and cheer. Now, I don't watch much TV, but I do love The Voice and I absolutely loved their tribute to the victims and families of the Sandy Hook School shooting.
Not that anyone who was a witness to the event or watched the news coverage will ever forget this violence or how they felt when they heard or where they were or who they were with. I know I can do those things with the Thurston High School shooting, the Columbine shooting, and 9/11. You just don't forget. And so the victims and their families are always remembered somewhere, even if life does go on living.
So, on a positive note, it's snowing!! Right here. Right now. Now, I know for some places this isn't a big deal. But for us here in the Willamette Valley, it is. Growing up I can remember snow happening once every 3-4 years. And then Adam and I moved to Wyoming where snow was a way of life for several months at a time. And we LOVE it. It will be Moira's first real time out in the snow because last year she was just too little and we didn't get very much of it anyways.
So, if you have snow where you are, take a minute to enjoy it. For those who can't or those who will never. And after you've spent some time out in it and your frozen to the bone. Come inside. Have a warm-cup-of-something and a doughnut. Or is it donut?
Blueberry Tangerine Doughnuts
Doughnuts:
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Zest from one tangerine
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup blueberries, halved (I used frozen ones)
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp tangerine juice
For the doughnuts:
Preheat oven to 400˚ F. Grease a doughnut pan (I have this one).
In a large bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and tangerine zest. Make a well and pour in buttermilk, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Mix to combine. Fold in blueberries. Fill each doughnut cavity 1/2 way (I used this scoop to scoop the batter and I used 2 scoops per cavity). Bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan. Allow to finish cooling on a wire rack. Clean and re-grease your pan if you need to reuse it to finish baking your doughnuts.
For the glaze:
In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk, and tangerine juice. If the glaze needs to thinned, add a little bit more milk or tangerine juice (about 1 tsp at a time) until your desired consistency has been reached. Lay out a couple sheets of wax paper and place a wire rack on top. Take your cooled doughnuts and dip the tops into the glaze. Set right side up on the wire rack, allowing the excess glaze to drip off the doughnuts onto the wax paper underneath. Allow to sit for 3 hours or so or until the glaze is set.
Source: Adapted slightly from Prevention RD
Not that anyone who was a witness to the event or watched the news coverage will ever forget this violence or how they felt when they heard or where they were or who they were with. I know I can do those things with the Thurston High School shooting, the Columbine shooting, and 9/11. You just don't forget. And so the victims and their families are always remembered somewhere, even if life does go on living.
So, on a positive note, it's snowing!! Right here. Right now. Now, I know for some places this isn't a big deal. But for us here in the Willamette Valley, it is. Growing up I can remember snow happening once every 3-4 years. And then Adam and I moved to Wyoming where snow was a way of life for several months at a time. And we LOVE it. It will be Moira's first real time out in the snow because last year she was just too little and we didn't get very much of it anyways.
So, if you have snow where you are, take a minute to enjoy it. For those who can't or those who will never. And after you've spent some time out in it and your frozen to the bone. Come inside. Have a warm-cup-of-something and a doughnut. Or is it donut?
Blueberry Tangerine Doughnuts
Doughnuts:
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Zest from one tangerine
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup blueberries, halved (I used frozen ones)
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp tangerine juice
For the doughnuts:
Preheat oven to 400˚ F. Grease a doughnut pan (I have this one).
In a large bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and tangerine zest. Make a well and pour in buttermilk, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Mix to combine. Fold in blueberries. Fill each doughnut cavity 1/2 way (I used this scoop to scoop the batter and I used 2 scoops per cavity). Bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan. Allow to finish cooling on a wire rack. Clean and re-grease your pan if you need to reuse it to finish baking your doughnuts.
For the glaze:
In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk, and tangerine juice. If the glaze needs to thinned, add a little bit more milk or tangerine juice (about 1 tsp at a time) until your desired consistency has been reached. Lay out a couple sheets of wax paper and place a wire rack on top. Take your cooled doughnuts and dip the tops into the glaze. Set right side up on the wire rack, allowing the excess glaze to drip off the doughnuts onto the wax paper underneath. Allow to sit for 3 hours or so or until the glaze is set.
Source: Adapted slightly from Prevention RD
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