Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Krispy Kreme Doughnuts | Gourmet Makes | Bon Appétit

We bought the Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the beginning of the video at Penn Station. Normally, we'd advise you to never ingest anything that has at any point entered or left Penn Station (for your health and safety), but we always make an exception for Krispy Kreme. And this is solely because there is only one Krispy Kreme location in New York City. Join Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she attempts to make a gourmet version of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.




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Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Krispy Kreme Doughnuts | Gourmet Makes | Bon Appétit

[Celticshade]

“Do you wanna pick another one thats more of a weapon?” “Brad” LOL

[sarahroark]

claire- “everyone give it a poke”
*four hands appear out of nowhere and start poking*

[anichka]

Finally a gourmet makes that I could actually reproduce without having to get a chemistry set out and repurposing half of my kitchen tools

[noyou]

the fact that they don't try to make these videos formal and just have everyone casually working and hanging out in the background makes theses videos sooo good

[Vino_Lino]

“Everyone give it a poke”

Lots of happy giggles in the background as well as approximately 5 different hands appearing

[annaoop]

finally a gourmet makes that doesn’t sound like it’s going to send claire into an early retirement

[raest]

alternate title: pastry chef is finally allowed to make pastries

[gil]

I hate how this series is gone forever 😭 we truly cannot have everything good

[citrusflavored]

The sad music when Claire is lamenting the project never gets old.

[sojansetly]

I feel like Rhoda is employed just as Claire’s therapist at this point😂 we love a supportive coworker💞

[BillPairaktaridis]

"When I heard Krispy Kreme is the next challenge, I thought 'too easy' but then I thought 'you deserve it'"

We all need a Rhoda in our lives.

[Chrochella]

I believe the reason Claire was having such a hard time achieving the classic KK doughnut texture is because she neglected to take into consideration the fact that KK proofs their dough in a proofing box which controls the humidity. Humidly plays a huge role in proofing dough which is why I’m surprised she missed that aspect of it.
She gave it a valiant effort. Well done, Claire! They looked amazing!

[yeukki]

claire: hehe everyone give it poke
crew: comes in poking and giggling

lol the moment at 9:50 is so wholesome i love the environment of their workplace

[Shastaphirre]

I need to see Chris, Claire, and Brad all switch shows for an episode.

[giovannitecchio]

The hands coming out of nowhere to poke the dough gave me life

[alexandraconn]

We can't get Krispy Kreme in the lower Keys so I made this recipe. My neighbors were blown away and loved these doughnuts. The texture was exquisite and some thought they were better than Krispies. good. Thanks for this valuable video.

[maxineokwah]

Claire, the queen of not testing one variable at a time 😭😭

[pandazatthedisco]

Claire: "How many times did you try this!?"


Sohla: "Yes."

[LNYuiko]

Claire: "Everyone give it a poke"
*Several hands come out of nowhere*

[donnytello]

The roux she made is also known as a thangzong, popular in Japanese breads, where they gelatinize some of the flour with milk and cook it down to a paste. It really helps enhance the soft sponginess of your breads, good thoughts Claire!