February 27, 2014

Baking Donuts with Kids + King Arthur Flour Giveaway

King Arthur Flour Mini Donuts & Giveaway

One of things we’ve been a LOT of this winter is baking. Baking is one of those activities that is universally enjoyed by everyone in my house. My daughter and I could spend hours in the kitchen mixing up batters and doughs if given the opportunity. In February we had a lot of fun participating in King Arthur Flour’s Family Fun month by getting in the kitchen and making donuts. It will probably come as no surprise to learn that my daughter is a donut fanatic. Isn’t every kid?!

KAF Donut Baking Kit

Since my daughter sometimes gets a little bored measuring ingredients we skipped that part and started with an awesome King Arthur Flour mix for buttermilk donuts. There were still a few directions for her to read (her favorite) but it was nice not to have to start from scratch. Once the batter was smooth and in the pan we waited, somewhat impatiently, for the donuts to rise. While they were rising we did our best to occupy ourselves thinking about the absolute most important thing about a donut: the topping!

King Arthur flour generously sent me a block of caramel (OMG, amazing!), as well as some glazing sugar, and an assortment of sprinkles. We wanted to use all of them. And we did! As you can see below, we made a whole assortment of donuts that were beyond delicious and were well worth the effort. I was also so pleased that this fun project distracted both of my kids from the sleet hitting the windows. They are so sick of being stuck indoors!

To get you in the kitchen with your little ones this winter King Arthur Flour is generously giving away a mini-donut kit for your family to enjoy. It will include 1 box buttermilk donut mix, 1 mini-donut pan, 1 block caramel, pretty sprinkles, 1 bottle boiled cider. Here is how you can enter to win!

1) Share the favorite thing you like to make together with your family in the kitchen. It can be anything!

2) Subscribe to Kelsey Banfield on Facebook.

3) Contest runs from February 27th at 7:00am through March 8th at 7:00am ET. Winner will be announced in the March 9th newsletter. Good luck!

(Disclosure: King Arthur Flour sent me the products for this post. The opinions and photographs are my own.)

43 Responses to “Baking Donuts with Kids + King Arthur Flour Giveaway”

  1. Amy Cutting says:

    Creme Puffs with Nutella whipped cream filling. They’re easy enough the kids can make them all by themselves with a little guidance and everyone loves them which is the best part!

  2. Laura M. says:

    We love to make homemade pizza together. We like it best grilled too. 🙂

  3. Natalie yeoman says:

    i love making cake pops with my mom

  4. Karen F says:

    My girls and I love making scones! And I’m a huge fan of King Arthur mixes. It used to be we could find them in our local grocery store.

  5. Meghan says:

    we make muffins together (my son usually chooses the flavor)

  6. christophersorel says:

    my daughter love to make biscuits with me and son cookies. follow you on FB

  7. Jacqui says:

    Cookies with my mom and sister!

  8. Jacqui says:

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  9. susitravl says:

    We have fun making breakfast on the weekends.
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  10. susitravl says:

    I like you on FB & an email subscriber too!

  11. miranda says:

    We love baking muffins together.

  12. miranda says:

    like you on FB

  13. bill says:

    We like making pizzas together

  14. gary says:

    follow you on FB

  15. gary says:

    Our favorite is making pancakes

  16. Karen D says:

    My children are grown, but we used to like baking cookies together.

  17. Karen D says:

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  18. Amanda D says:

    My four year old loves helping me measure and weigh ingredients for our granola. Also, always game to make some muddy buddy chex mix. Not on facebook but following you on Instagram.

  19. Alice says:

    I subscribe to your FB

  20. Alice says:

    We love to make pizza or bake pretty much anything together!

  21. Bert says:

    We like to make brownies
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  23. latanya t says:

    We like making pizza

  24. latanya t says:

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  25. Cecilia says:

    We make pizza together every week. But my son loves to make donuts!

  26. Erin says:

    My girls and I love to make banana bread! And truth be told, the favorite go-to in our house is the Naptime Chef recipe!

  27. Elizabeth says:

    We love making dinner together! It doesn’t matter what we’re making, my daughter loves to be in the kitchen with me.

  28. Elizabeth says:

    I’m a Facebook subscriber!

  29. Christine Mayfield says:

    I love to make monster cookies with my kiddos

  30. Christine Mayfield says:

    I am a fb subscriber

  31. yvonne says:

    we love to make breakfast together on the weekends

  32. yvonne says:

    I’m following on FB

  33. Sarah H.P. says:

    My hubby and I love to make homemade pasta together!

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  35. alex says:

    Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

  36. robin goudy says:

    Our oldest son, who is 25 and moved back home after being laid off, and I like to cook together. He is a pleasure to share the kitchen with, and we like making anything. It gives us a nice opportunity to chat…

  37. Karen Lynch says:

    We like to make eggrolls together, makes the work go much faster and they are so much better and healthier than getting them out, (we use an actifry and can make up to 8 with 1Toil.)

  38. Karen Lynch says:

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  39. rachel says:

    We love to make dumplings!

  40. bk234 says:

    We like to make brownies together.

  41. AnnaZed says:

    We make a big production out of making spaghetti (nursing the sauce for hours and them slowly heating the meatballs in the sauce); it’s a family thing.
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  42. AnnaZed says:

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