Homemade Raspberry Jelly Heart Shaped Doughnuts for Valentine’s breakfast!! Do I need to say more? I still will say these are yeasted and FRIED, exactly how doughnuts are intended to be made!! They’re super soft and tender but still with a chewy bite thanks to both all-purpose and bread flour. They will also be fresh for days thanks to the Tangzhong method and I’ll explain what is exactly that here in this post. These are a perfect and fun Valentine’s breakfast to be enjoyed any day of the year!

Given Valentine’s is near, I wanted to bring together my love for two flours that usually don’t get involved with each other in the baking world; all-purpose and bread. Bread flour has more protein than all-purpose, giving the dough you are making a more structured gluten formation, which helps in giving the final product that chewy bite we…

Super Soft Baked Donuts with Cherry Jam Swirl

I love having preserves, jellies and jams around. They are such a life saver! Beyond the typical smear over a warm toast in the morning, you can use them in so many recipes, and that’s including savory ones. You can use them to fill a cake or cupcakes. They can dress up a simple pound cake with fresh fruits. You can fill mini hand pies or use some as a base for a larger pie. You can use them to add a note of sweetness to some spicy noodles or to glaze a roasted chicken…