Sunday, March 06, 2005
GOLDEN PUFF MEMORIES....
Ladies, do certain recipes bring back fond memories? This morning I made what I like to call, Poor Man’s Doughnuts, for breakfast. I haven’t used this recipe for years and years…..back when the children were all home. It was a once in a while treat. Back then we didn’t know that Betty Crocker and all of her wonderful recipes were bad for us….so they were a guilt-free treat at times.
When I was first married in 1950, I was in a young married woman’s Sunday School class. One of the “girls” lived close to us and one morning invited me up for coffee. She served Golden Puff Balls…….and they were wonderful. Of course, I had to have her recipe which I think she said was a Betty Crocker one.
For some reason I decided to make them this morning…..we can’t go to church because we are still both coughing and blowing our noses which would not be in tune with the choir or the preaching. Since it was Sunday morning I decided today was the day to look up an old friend…..Golden Puff’s.
As we enjoyed them with coffee I was telling Rocky about doughnut memories. When I was in the second grade in the middle of Omaha…..for special treats dad would reach in his pocket, pull out some change and tell us kids to go over to Fuff’s Bakery and buy a dozen doughnuts. As he put the change in our hand, he would always pointedly say, “Take your time going….but hurry back.” I cannot convey how wonderful those times were. Times were hard and money came hard…….still, once in a while we got a real big treat…..which usually came from Fuff’s Bakery or Reed’s Ice Cream Store. It never took us long to get to the bakery….it was only a half block from where we lived.
Mr. Fuff was fluffy….a mountain of a man with sandy hair and massive arms. We would point to the glazed doughnuts and ask for a dozen. Rocky and I can remember what a “baker’s dozen” was……..they always threw in one extra, thereby calling it a baker’s dozen. Thirteen instead of twelve. Those were the days. I can’t remember getting anything “extra” lately.
This is an old recipe but fun to make and wonderful to eat……
GOLDEN PUFF BALLS
Measure into bowl: 2 cups flour
¼ cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Make a well and add: ¼ cup Oil
¾ cup milk
1 egg
Stir with a fork until thoroughly mixed. Drop by teaspoons into deep hot oil. Drain on absorbent paper. Using a sieve, shake ample amount of powdered sugar onto them or roll in cinnamon sugar. Makes about 2 ½ dozen.
(They will roll over in the hot fat when the under side is done. No need to “turn” them. The kids used to love rolling them in sugar or putting the powdered sugar on.
I hope you have a favorite doughnut story and maybe one of your dad. “Take your time going…but hurry back.” Thanks, dad………
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
When I was first married in 1950, I was in a young married woman’s Sunday School class. One of the “girls” lived close to us and one morning invited me up for coffee. She served Golden Puff Balls…….and they were wonderful. Of course, I had to have her recipe which I think she said was a Betty Crocker one.
For some reason I decided to make them this morning…..we can’t go to church because we are still both coughing and blowing our noses which would not be in tune with the choir or the preaching. Since it was Sunday morning I decided today was the day to look up an old friend…..Golden Puff’s.
As we enjoyed them with coffee I was telling Rocky about doughnut memories. When I was in the second grade in the middle of Omaha…..for special treats dad would reach in his pocket, pull out some change and tell us kids to go over to Fuff’s Bakery and buy a dozen doughnuts. As he put the change in our hand, he would always pointedly say, “Take your time going….but hurry back.” I cannot convey how wonderful those times were. Times were hard and money came hard…….still, once in a while we got a real big treat…..which usually came from Fuff’s Bakery or Reed’s Ice Cream Store. It never took us long to get to the bakery….it was only a half block from where we lived.
Mr. Fuff was fluffy….a mountain of a man with sandy hair and massive arms. We would point to the glazed doughnuts and ask for a dozen. Rocky and I can remember what a “baker’s dozen” was……..they always threw in one extra, thereby calling it a baker’s dozen. Thirteen instead of twelve. Those were the days. I can’t remember getting anything “extra” lately.
This is an old recipe but fun to make and wonderful to eat……
GOLDEN PUFF BALLS
Measure into bowl: 2 cups flour
¼ cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Make a well and add: ¼ cup Oil
¾ cup milk
1 egg
Stir with a fork until thoroughly mixed. Drop by teaspoons into deep hot oil. Drain on absorbent paper. Using a sieve, shake ample amount of powdered sugar onto them or roll in cinnamon sugar. Makes about 2 ½ dozen.
(They will roll over in the hot fat when the under side is done. No need to “turn” them. The kids used to love rolling them in sugar or putting the powdered sugar on.
I hope you have a favorite doughnut story and maybe one of your dad. “Take your time going…but hurry back.” Thanks, dad………
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
