I realised very recently that the humble doughnut has undergone something of a renaissance while I was thinking of other things. We went out for a family lunch with the grandchildren and were seduced into ordering doughnuts for dessert. The sugar coated spheres arrived with a little dish of cream and a giant silvery syringe full of our chosen filling, salty caramel. The children were excited to activate the syringes, but massive frustration ensued as they were too big and stiff for their childish fingers, so the adults had to help them,… Read More