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So, those of you who have been around here for awhile might vaguely remember all the whining I did a couple of years ago about moving.
Let me refresh your memory: It’s hard. I don’t like it. People expect me to sweep and vacuum before they come look at the house. It’s hard. I don’t like it. It’s hard.
Ah, there you go. Now you remember.
Well, I don’t think I mentioned that we had a heck of a time selling our house and eventually cancelled our contract with our realtor and just sold it contract for deed.
The people that purchased it contract for deed were great. And then they decided they couldn’t afford it anymore and the house is mine again.
Do you know what this mean?
I’m trying to sell a house again. So, um, it’s hard. I don’t like it. People expect me to sweep and vacuum. It’s hard. I don’t like it.
This time is a little bit easier, though because the house is vacant. This means there are no short people running around dropping crumbs and leaving toys all over every available inch of floor space. Also? I didn’t have to pack even one box.
Anyway, I’m sorry I’m all wordy. It’s just selling a house is hard. I don’t like it, and stop me if I’ve already mentioned this, but people expect me to sweep and vacuum.
(I’m done now.)
So, to make myself feel better, I made donuts. Vanilla glazed vanilla donuts. With sprinkles. Because sprinkles make life happier.
Vanilla Glazed Vanilla Donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup or more powdered sugar, depending on the consistency you'd like
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 teaspoons milk or cream
Instructions
To make the donuts:
- Preheat the oven to 325 and lightly grease a donut pan.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg, and butter, whisking to combine.
- Add the wet to the dry ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon. The batter will be thick.
- Use two spoons to drop spoonfuls of batter into the donut pan (one to scoop and one to scrape the batter off and into the pan). You should have just enough batter for 6 donuts.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
To make the glaze:
- While the donuts are baking, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk or cream until smooth. Add more liquid or powdered sugar as needed to get the consistency you prefer.
- When the donuts are finished baking and cool enough to handle, dip them in the glaze. Add sprinkles if they make you happy.
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recipe from Averie Cooks
angela says
i bought a donut pan at williams and sonoma today 🙂
Bronya Seifert says
Ive only ever sold one house, and then bought another – I hated both experiences…………..I’m feeling your pain, so I must need to make donuts too!
Lisle says
I’m with Debra. Any house that smells like freshly baked bread or cookies will sell a lot faster. Although, when we were selling our last house, we had an agent just swing by with a family that we didn’t know was coming. She swore they’d made an appointment, but they hadn’t. Wouldn’t have been a problem, except that we’d left dinner ON THE TABLE for fifteen minutes while I ran the oldest two to the church for an activity. We’d planned to come home and finish eating, and when we walked in the door they were standing in the kitchen. We figured out what had gone wrong, and I offered them dinner. No way was I leaving when my little boys hadn’t finished eating.
They laughed, but didn’t buy the house.
Debra says
I don’t think you should have to sweep and vacuum. Just bake. And bake some more. And your house will sell like hotcakes!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Mmm such a yummy looking treat!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Ugh, I love freshly vacuumed floors but loathe vacuuming. The good news is that with two extremely hairy dogs, messy crumbs and the like, I need to do a lot of vacuuming which means I feel like I can justify eating a lot of donuts. Really, it’s awesome justification. And sprinkles go well on any meal, any time of day. Swear it!
Jocelyn says
Sprinkles and donuts are much more fun than sweeping! I avoid that as long as I can too! At least no one is in the house and creating messes! I say leave the sweeping and make more donuts!