#duffins

Hanukkah Muffin Tin Doughnuts

Remember a few years ago there was a new bakery item called a duffin?

It’s a cross between a doughnut and a muffin. It became world famous but began in the U.K. at a famous tea room called Bea’s. Then Starbucks sold a version of it and it was a hot item for a while.

I remember duffins because I made them at home and everyone loved them. Unlike classic doughnuts, they are incredibly easy to prepare and taste absolutely wonderful, so for me, these are the best choice when you want a homemade Hanukkah doughnut but don’t want the fry-mess and the fried-food-kitchen-odor.

My version (the recipe first appeared in The Jewish Week) is also dairy-free but you can substitute dairy milk or cream for the coconut milk, and you can brush the surface of the baked muffin with melted butter, then roll it in sugar and stuff it with jam (that’s the way it was done at Bea’s). Also, you can cut them (or use a pastry tube) and fill them with whipped cream or sweetened mascarpone cheese. Or jam.

Btw, I don’t call them duffins because I don’t want to get into legal or social media trouble. So for me, these are simply Hanukkah Muffin Tin Doughnuts.

HANUKKAH MUFFIN TIN DOUGHNUTS (DUFFINS)

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

3/4 cup coconut milk (or use dairy milk or cream or other nondairy milk)

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 10 muffin tin wells. Place the sugar and egg in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1-2 minutes or until light, thick and smooth. Add the coconut milk, vegetable oil and vanilla and mix for 1-2 minutes or until they are thoroughly blended. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat at medium speed for a minute or until well blended. Fill the muffin wells about 3/4 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes. While the doughnuts are baking, mix the confectioners’ sugar and cinnamon together. After the doughnuts are baked, but still warm, sprinkle the tops with the cinnamon sugar.

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Fahrenheit 74° at 7 50/.. and very fine sunny morning - about ¼ hour with Mrs. Duffin in her room - went to her necessary to very little purpose and did nothing there [as] yesterday - with IN [Isabella Norcliffe] at the Black Swan at 9 5/.. - breakfast at 9 ½ with IN [Isabella Norcliffe] and the 3 Daltons and little Tom - Mrs. and Miss. Best soon came then Norcliffe left the latter with them their carriage being ordered and off to Mariana at Mrs. Belcombe’s at 9 35/.. - went to her in her room above an hour with her tête-à-tête - Mrs. Milne in the next room came in undressed and gave me a hurried kiss and ran away - sent Mariana breakfast William Milne had had a good night - 

𝝅  [Mariana] and I talked of one thing or other said how Mrs. Duffin had annoyed me yesterday talking of their jealousy of my influence she protested Mrs. D [Duffin] was a liar I ought not to believe a word she said she had long abominated her and said how disgusted she was with Tibs shocking grossness yesterday on saying  L [Charles Lawton] was going to Paris Tib had wished π [Mariana] would take her with her up her arsehole and suchlike - π [Mariana] then went to the necessary and I walked in the garden in meantime she had asked Mrs. Milne if she would not come down and see me and said how she had run away Mrs. M [Milne] said she did not suppose I wished to see her what said π [Mariana] have you quarrelled no but we did not much like each other on this I said it was very foolish we had far better meet and get it over I then went up into her drawing room where were Steph and Anne and Mrs. Duffin and Miss. Greenup who had just come I shook hands with all then with Mrs. M [Milne] and recommended the shade of the mulberry tree in the garden and asked her to try it with me she refused at first then consented and down we went and sat half hour I saw she was nervous and I seemed to be rather so too I began by saying I had an apology to make for my foolish conduct the last time I saw her at Langton when we felt most we always acted most gauchely &c &c  she had thought me very unkind and began to hate me and was quite determined I should never make her like me again I pleaded my not having dared to trust myself alone with her then said she you might have written one line to prove it was not unkindness I begged forgiveness she held out her hand and soon shewed that it was my fault if we did not flirt as much as ever she looked and said but you are quite altered and grown fine ah said I do not that tho I ought to hope it said I should even now to make my apology had I not been going away on tuesday I laughed and told her she was very agreeable - 

Mrs. Duffin and Miss. Greenup went away and I was some time again left tête-à-tête with Mariana some chance of her going with me on Tuesday and of going either to Holland or the Giant’s Causeway - Mrs. Milne and Anne on the stairs as I went away shook hands with both Mrs. M [Milne] just turned half way downstairs to give me a parting kiss on the hand oh thought I we might have all over again if I liked  but I am too old a bird now perhaps we should have been better as we were before? but I shall be out of her way -

home at 1 55/.. - Mrs. Duffin and Miss. Greenup came toon afterwards - all but the latter went to Trinity Church - Reverend John Graham did all the duty - preached 22 ½ minutes from Mark xii. 24? - dressed - wrote little note to Mariana to say I heard Mrs. Best and Ellen and Norcliffe and little Tom were expected at tea which tho I had only a moment to spare before dinner I hastened to tell her not knowing what effect it might have on her intention of walking up here this evening - desired Cameron to go as soon as she could with my note to ‘Mrs. Lawton, minster court’ having begged to send me ½ a line to say whether I should call for tomorrow to go with me to Steph at 11 ½ in the Minster yard and afterwards to Mrs. Henry Belcombe in Stephenson’s Lodgings Coney Street while their house is painting Dinner at 5 came up to my room and till 7 ½ wrote the above of today at which hour Fahrenheit 75° on my dressing table - sat reading 20 minutes - little note from Mariana to thank me for mine from which she should benefit and not come here this evening - Went down at 7 50/.. Mrs. and Miss. Best and little Tom Norcliffe come to tea - Tea soon after 8 Norcliffe came about 9 ¼ and they all went away at 9 40/.. Little Tom rough and riotous and sadly spoilt - far from the child he was at Langton -

no conversation worth listening to and as for Mrs. Duffin she always wearies me to death nothing but praises or imitation of senseless histories of her friends or insignificant people I care not to hear of - with Mrs. Duffin in her room and Miss. Greenup there about ½ hour and came to my room at 10 ½ then read from page 61 to 93 Christion on poisons - and wrote the last 7 lines till 11 ½ - very fine and very hot day - Fahrenheit 75° now at 11 ½ p.m. -

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a cross last night thinking of π [Mariana] very fine sunny morning - Fahrenheit 73° at 8 ¾ a.m. sat reading a few ppages (from p.age 33. 847.) Chistison on poisons - Down to breakfast at 9 ½ - at 10 ½ went to Mrs. Anne and Miss. Gage for ½ hour -  then over the bridge with Mrs. Duffin - she went to the spinning school and I to Mrs. Henry Robinson - introduced to her husband and saw her baby and sat ½ hour, and then went to Mrs. Best and sat with her and Ellen above ½ hour then to the Black Swan - IN [Isabella Norcliffe] and the 3 Dalton’s not arrive at 1 ¾ - then to Mrs. Henry Belcombe Mariana and Mrs. Milne and William had arrived between 1 and 2 - he very much better than expected Miss. Belcombe came in and brought little Mariana - Then to the Black Swan and meeting Mrs. Duffin and Miss. Greenup, all waited there some time - then to Mrs. H Robinsons to them all - begged Bell to offer my play ticket to Ellen Best for tonight, the ticket to be got on entrance - Miss. Greenup to go with IN [Isabella Norcliffe] and the Daltons - home at 3 55/.. - 

to my great astonishment Mr. Duffin attacked me very crossly with my having more luggage than all the Marshes what had I so much for said I had only what belonged to the carriage and spoke rather annoyedly in return Came upstairs put on my habit for riding in the evening - on going down Mr. Duffin said something that renewed the luggage story I said it would all be sent off this evening a man was coming for the imperials &c and I had ordered them to be emptied at Miss. Pearsons and all the things to be left there for them all to be put on the carriage again there Mr. Duffin was exceedingly bearish about it when Mrs. Duffin tried to soften saying oh sir &c &c he replied very crossly he did not like to have his house filled I had better send them off &c all this so annoyed that Mrs. D’s [Duffin’s] ill judged talking and making us kiss and shake hands twice  made me really from mortification and annoyance and I suppose wounded pride let fall a tear or two and blow my nose perpetually and never or rarely spoke luckily Miss. Greenup the whole first part of dinner was having her hair done but when she came down saw something was the matter for all which I inwardly swore at the whole thing at them and myself too nothing shall keep me beyond tuesday and may I never trouble Mr. Duffin again -

Letter from Mariana Leamington forwarded from Shibden to say Charles thinks of going to Paris about the 20th of next month - she may feel it right to offer to go to Scarbro’ - knows not what she can do - as we walked along this morning Mrs. Duffin had begged me not to be the means of taking Mariana away - and her family jealous of my influence over her - they a Belcombe had only hoped on hearing of my eating no meat that I should not get Mariana into the same way - impossible! said I - well then it was Mrs. Belcombe herself who had said so to Mrs. Duffin all this and the manner of it annoyed me exceedingly and I declared they might settle it among them I would have nothing to do with it and would keep aloof - not go this evening but wrote Mariana a note all which Mrs. Duffin thought I was very right in - I therefore left a message with Mrs. H. Belcombe to excuse myself from going this evening saying I had promised to ride - and hinted that I had been so pothered about their fears of my influence &c it was not my intention to wear their door stones too much and begged Mrs. H.S.B [Henry Stephen Belcombe] to get Mariana as quietly as she could from the smell of paint - Came up to my room after dinner and wrote full ½ short note to Mrs. Norcliffe regretting her not having got my note before IN [Isabella Norcliffe] set off - explaining and saying they were all arrived between 1 and 2 today, and William very much better than expected - had eaten heartily of beef steaks immediately on his arrival - wrote 1 page of ½ sheet note to my aunt to say I was in a great hurry - arrived next to dinner and should be at home (in the carriage which would be done) to dinner on Tuesday - mentioned M-’s [Mariana’s] arrival and William Milne’s being so very much better than expected - Off on Mrs. Duffin’s mare to ride with Mr. Duffin at 6 ½ - went to Mrs. Belcombe’s - Mr. Duffin would not dismount - merely inquired after - sent for Mariana who came down just told her I should be off on Tuesday - should breakfast with IN [Isabella Norcliffe] tomorrow and would see her [Mariana] at 10 ½ or 11 and stay from church - then rode to Haslington and Fulford, and home at 8 10/.. - tea - looked over a newspaper when candles came and all moved off at 10 - Mrs. Duffin would have me stay with her in her room -

till after Mr. Duffin was in bed then he asleep she began explaining I said I certainly was never more astonished hurt and annoyed but as Mr. Duffin had said he really meant nothing and was sorry there should be no more of it put it off by declaring the half of what happened at dinner was influenza that seemed to me coming on - Miss. Greenup came home after eleven and Mrs. Duffin came up with us and into my room and staid talking of the Belcombes asked if we had ever had any quarrel that they were so jealous and we all seemed not as we used to be I said oh no quarrel were all very good friends for aught I knew but all their pother and jealousy annoyed me they had better break up π [Mariana’s] and my friendship at once and perhaps I could get over it Tib was worth them all &c &c so that poor Mrs. Duffin began to beg for π [Mariana] saying she was not to blame &c &c. at last Macs bell rang and Mr. Duffin ran down - 

Mrs. Duffin left me at 11 ¾ - then till 12 ¾ wrote all the above of today - very fine day - very hot - Fahrenheit 72° now at 12 ¾ tonight on the dressing table - In passing the post office Mrs. Duffin’s groom put in my letter to my aunt at Shibden and my letter to ‘Mrs. Norcliffe Langton hall, Malton’ 1 page ½ sheet note to my aunt and 3 ppages and under the wrapper short note to Mrs. Norcliffe

Imaginez un mélange moitie muffin moitie donuts et voila un petit gâteau qui peu faire fondre de plaisir , j’ai tester cette recette sauf que j’ai ai rajouter des pépites de chocolat , mais à la base cette recette n’en a pas donc a vous de faire varier ou pas votre imagination bonne recette à tous . INGRÉDIENTS :

200 g de farine

1 sachet de levure chimique

1 yaourt nature

180 g de sucre