Old-Fashioned, Self-Turning Doughnuts with Recipe
June 3, 2025
In Laura Ingalls Wilder's book, Farmer Boy , it's obvious Almanzo loves his mother's doughnuts (and all of her food). He even fills his pockets with them before heading outside to work.
Mother Wilder liked her doughnuts to turn over by themselves so she twisted them. Mother kept a fresh supply in the doughnut jar for snacking.
Homemade doughnuts do not stay fresh for long. You’ll want…