The Easy Baked Donut Cookbook: 60 Sweet and Savory Recipes for Your Oven and Mini Donut Maker by Sara Mellas – A Book Review

  

Okay, I wouldn't usually pick up a sweets oriented cookbook, but donuts are my kryptonite. The word donut paired with easy and baked in this title immediately caught my attention. Sara Mellas sets you up for success in her first chapter, providing numerous tips for making sure your donuts turn out just right. The cookbook includes recipes for your classic favorites such as old-fashioned cake, apple cider, classic raised, and Boston cream. It also includes some fascinating sounding newer versions such as cannoli, Matcha green tea, and panettone. While the chapter headings Basic and Sugared, Glazed, Iced and Frosted, and Filled are to be expected, finding recipes labeled gluten-free and vegan may not be. The final chapter titled Savory takes donuts to a whole new level including recipes such as jalapeno-cheddar cornbread donuts and olive, fig, and rosemary donuts. There's even a doggy donut recipe to make sure no family member is left out. I am grateful to have received a copy of this cookbook from RockRidge Press in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positve review, and received no monetary compensation.