Bitterballen (Dutch Fried Meatballs)

Bitterballen, or Dutch Fried Meatballs, are a popular Dutch bar snack similar to croquettes and served with mustard for dipping. Serve them with ice cold beer and you’ll feel like you’ve been transported to Amsterdam!

Potato Doughnuts

Pillowy-soft doughnuts made with mashed potatoes and brown butter.

DIY Donettes (Mini Sugar-Coated Doughnuts)

Like the ones made by Hostess, my Donettes are fluffy bites of yellow cake swaddled in a messy coat of powdered sugar, and small enough to eat by the handful. They're a little tangy like the original, but from thick Greek yogurt rather than some mystery additive, with a vibrant color and custardy richness from egg yolks. But the real secret is refined coconut oil, which is odorless at high heat and happens to be the tastiest fry oil around.

The Best Apple Cider Doughnuts

While apple cider doughnuts are often made with a cake-like batter, this recipe uses a yeast-raised dough. The resulting doughnuts are hearty but light, with a sweet-tart coating of apple cinnamon sugar to push their fall flavor right over the top.

Skillingsboller, Norwegian Cinnamon Buns

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Note: It's best to make the rolls the night before and allow them to rise in the refrigerator overnight. You can bake them anywhere between 10 and 24 hours after shaping and refrigerating them. Pearl sugar isn't...

Easy Homemade Doughnuts

Note on the biscuits: I used Pillsbury biscuits for this recipe. One roll of "Buttermilk" biscuits yields ten small (about 2 1/2-inch inches in diameter) doughnuts and ten tiny doughnut holes. You'll need a 1/2-inch round cutter to punch out...

Yeast-Raised Doughnuts

These yeast-raised doughnuts are buttery, tender, and best enjoyed warm.

Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

With a wonderfully crisp exterior and fluffy interior, these chocolate cake doughnuts make a satisfying treat.

Spiced Squash Doughnuts

With fall upon us there's no reason to let pumpkin have all the fun. Squash lends a light sweetness and mild earthiness to these doughnuts and it also happens to make for a very tender and fluffy cake.

Apple Fritters

If desired you can dress these fritters up with a simple glaze: just whisk together 1 cup of confectioner's sugar with two tablespoons of milk and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.