Donuts by Elinor Klivans (2011-09-06) Hardcover – 1728

I have Elinor Klivan's book on cupcakes and I've like it, so when I was looking for donut books, hers was one of the ones I decided to get. I haven't been disappointed. With recipes like Salted Caramel-Pecan donuts and Brown Sugar donuts with Cinnamon-Orange glaze, there are plenty of recipes to look forward to making. She also does a good job with the basics. The recipes are detailed enough so that you have a clear idea of what to do. There are also sections at the beginning of the book that give more information on techniques like deep-frying the donuts. This book would be suitable for those that are just trying out donut making, as well as those who are looking for some new recipes.

The book contains a great variety for fried donuts and alike (such as a recipe for filled beignets).Just the conversion of flour from cups to grams is off. The recipe for yeast donuts states 3.25 cups or 515g, that gives 158 g per cup! If you use the weight in oz, it will give you 5.07 oz per cup, or 143g. A quick web search shows that a cup of all-purpose flour should contain ~ 4.5 oz or 125g. Unaware of all this, the first time I tried to make the yeast donut recipe, I did so by weight (using grams). I had to use less flour because the dough wouldn't mix, and still I ended up with a heavy dough because of that.

Good Book........have only tried 2 recipes so far.

good to have handy

The color pictures alone are worth the price. All I can say is that they are truly donut porn. She has good basic information on doughs, glazes, and includes the "classics" as well as new flavors, and donuts around the world. I can't wait to try a recipe. Since she's an award-winning pastry chef, I'm sure that they'll live up to their photos.

Great book I have to say that it has great recepies. I hope that you give it a try and you won't regret it

Great!

While this is a nice book I purchased it thinking it had Baked doughnut recipes. Believe it had two. Guess I did not read reviews carefully enough. Gave the book to someone who likes frying her doughnuts.

il libro puo' essere interessante ma non mi sembra che sia specificato che e' in inglese..... devo farmelo tradurre tutto!!!!