Why would they be? Something in my brain had me convinced that roasting a whole turkey this year would yield something far different than just roasting a turkey breast. What was I thinking?! They're basically the same thing! Unless, of course, you're craving a drumstick...
I brined the turkey using PW's favorite turkey brine, but I have to be 100% honest and tell you that it didn't do a whole lot for our turkey.Well, the turkey was juicy, yes, but it didn't seem to pull any of the flavors from the brine, which was disappointing. I rubbed the whole turkey with a delicious herb butter that we all enjoyed very much, though, and I'll definitely be doing something similar from now on. All in all, it was a good bird, and definitely a good learning experience.
Anyway, though, our Thanksgiving was wonderful, and dinner was delicious! I also made homemade, creamy mashed potatoes (and totally fried my blender in the process), green beans, sweet cranberry sauce, and (my favorite!) homemade dinner rolls. Not much, but there were only the three of us, and even this was still too much for us. For dessert we had mini pumpkin cheesecakes and pumpkin bread, both with fresh whipped cream.
I had decided a few nights before the big day, though, that I wanted to do something fun for breakfast too. I quickly settled on donuts.
Um, can you say yum?! Donuts are the best thing ever! I. love. donuts. If there are donuts, I can't resist. It's a little ridiculous how much I love them.Which is why it's so ironic that I've never made them before... But then again, I never had this pan before:
The hubster got me this adorable mini donut pan a few weeks ago. Mine is made by Norpro
, but there are a few
other options to choose from. I could hardly wait to try it out, and decided thanksgiving was a great excuse to break it in! I only had to decide on the flavor. I knew I wanted to make either a sweet and cinnamon-y option, or something chocolaty, but it was the hubster who decided because I froze with indecision. He was more intrigued by a spicy chocolate and marshmallow idea, so I went for it, and they turned out really tasty!
, but there are a few other options to choose from. I could hardly wait to try it out, and decided thanksgiving was a great excuse to break it in! I only had to decide on the flavor. I knew I wanted to make either a sweet and cinnamon-y option, or something chocolaty, but it was the hubster who decided because I froze with indecision. He was more intrigued by a spicy chocolate and marshmallow idea, so I went for it, and they turned out really tasty!