Donut Balls
I know that Deb had it clear in her mind how all of Grace’s recipes worked, but sometimes when she provided them to me, the directions were…what shall we say…a tad on the sketchy side. A flurry of email questions would ensue, ranging from “What oven temperature should I use?” to “Can you let me know the quantity of the ingredients and how to put them together?” (this last in response to a recipe she sent that consisted of ingredients only, no quantities or instructions).
The very first recipe I tackled was Grace’s donuts. I started the deep fryer up and proceeded to follow the instructions for the donut batter. It seemed weird and glue-y…I tasted the batter thinking it should taste yummy like cake batter, but it tasted awful. If I hadn’t already heated the fat in the deep fryer I would have pitched the batter then and there. However, I thought I might as well fry some up and see how much worse things could get. They took about 4 minutes to cook, I dumped them onto a paper towel and rolled them in cinnamon and sugar. Then I made Alex eat one, no way I was going to try it. A look of surprise crossed his face as he declared “Hey, they’re good!” So I had one, then another and another, they were good! Called Deb and made her come for her first official taste test, sat her down with a cup of tea and a plate of warm donut balls covered in cinnamon and sugar. When she bit into the first one, a misty-eyed look came over her face as she said “Oh this is just like sitting in my mom’s diner!” Nailed it on the first try!
