No-Fry Doughnuts, 1976 – A Mid-Century Halloween Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Oct 29, 2014 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Breakfast, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST | 18 comments

Happy Halloween! This week we are celebrating with one of the most traditional of mid-century Halloween Foods: The Homemade Doughnut! And because I hate standing around frying things, this is a No-Fry (aka Baked) Doughnut! 4.7 from 3 reviews Print No-Fry Doughnuts...

Banana Doughnuts – A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run

by RetroRuth | Feb 27, 2013 | Best & Worst, Breakfast, The BEST | 3 comments

Hello all!!! I am super-hungry for doughnuts this week, so I thought I would dig into the archives and pull out this great gem for some homemade banana doughnuts. This post originally ran in March of 2011, and it was so good I have made these several times since. Just...

Sweet Milk Doughnuts – Too Good Tuesdays

by RetroRuth | Nov 8, 2011 | Breakfast, Desserts, Just Recipes | 1 comment

For a festive touch, dip warm doughnuts into warm glaze, then in chopped nuts or sugar-peel mixture. From Frying Made Easy, approx....

Tipsy Crullers

by RetroRuth | Aug 14, 2011 | Desserts, Just Recipes | 1 comment

From Cook With Love,...

Pillsbury Speedy Biscuit Doughnuts

by RetroRuth | May 12, 2011 | Desserts, Just Recipes, The BEST | 5 comments

I think someone mentioned biscuit donuts in the comments for the Banana Doughnut recipe test, so I thought I would post the recipe! From a free Pillsbury grocery store handout, approx...