- You wanna see how tiny I am?
Frank, you wanna stand normally?
(both laugh)
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Hey guys, I'm Brenda, I'm a "Tasty" producer and today,
I will be comparing homemade versus store bought donuts.
I'm ready to take on our homemade recipes
and pair it against one of America's favorite doughnuts.
And correct me if I'm wrong,
but I believe that's Krispy Kreme.
As always, we're gonna be looking into,
is it worth making the extra effort
and taking the extra time to make donuts from scratch?
So let's get cooking and find out.
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So, today's recipe was initially developed
by Frank, one of our "Tasty" producers.
We'll begin by activating this creature known as yeast.
This beast should be left alone to grow
for about 10 minutes.
Please have all your ingredients at room temperature.
This makes incorporating everything easier.
Trust me, you don't wanna try
to beat a hard stick of butter.
Also, quick warning.
All the mixing may increase your heart rate.
Side effects may include development
of your biceps and hand muscles.
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Mixing gets easier if you gradually add the flour,
so just consider doing that.
And just when you thought the workout was over,
it's time to knead.
And what we're doing right here
is developing some gluten, incorporating everything
so that our dough turns out perfect.
Frank uses a little bit of vegetable oil
to keep our dough fresh, and it works perfectly.
I happen to be here with Frank.
- So what are we going to do now?
- Actually, we're gonna let it rest an hour
at room temperature, and what's gonna happen?
- So, it's gonna double in size
and it should make the toe very nice and fluffy.
- So it's pretty much resting and growing twice its size.
We're talking about me during the holidays,
pretty much. (chuckles) - Yeah.
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- We'll now knead it again and refrigerate it overnight.
This slows down the activity of the yeast,
which gives us more control over the final size
of our donuts.
Otherwise, your dough keeps growing like crazy
and you could end up with donuts like these.
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I tested a doughnut and a doughnut hole
before throwing three or four at once,
just to make sure that they end up looking like this.
Fluffy, bouncy, you get it.
Time to decorate.
How do you make the glaze?
No worries, we included that in our recipe.
I also added instructions
on how to make a chocolate ganache,
including the classic pink Homer Simpson doughnut.
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Let's break this down.
The homemade version was a little pricier.
When he comes to the time, store bought wins again.
Texture wise, you know, it really depends on you.
But I'm gonna give it to the store bought version.
Now, the homemade version, it's not bad at all.
I mean, you still get fluffiness for the first one,
two hours after frying them.
Then after that, he gets a little dense.
Preparation wise, I'm gonna have to go
for the store bought version again.
Here, you're gonna have to deal
with the dough, with kneading, with cutting.
And if it's your first or second or even the third time,
it can be something very complex,
even more complex than my accent,
and you know my accent can get very trickery.
So keep that in mind.
In terms of looks, you know I went around Instagram.
These are the percentages that we got
from around 300 people who voted.
Comes down to flavor, I know you waited for this.
So I went around asking people here at Buzzfeed.
Five out of six people said that they would go
for the store bought version. (jazzy music)
And I have to agree with them on the chewy factor,
the melt in your mouth experience
that you get from these doughnuts.
And then that glaze, come on.
If you're up for this challenge,
go for it, homie, it's your thing.
Otherwise, you're gonna find me at the store
with a couple of these ones in my purse because seriously.
♪ Oh, my God ♪
Guys, I'm outta here.
Have a good day, see you around.
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