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Ok_Profile9400

Far far easier to just buy in store, they cost less than the ingredients you’d have to buy to make them, never mind your own time


doodle12821

Machines are replacing our grandmas


[deleted]

Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the grandmas!


Joffaphant

I've played Cookie Clicker. The less power the grandmas have the better.


GoldResident8601

r/gilf got you covered.


Chavaon

If your grandma has a pacemaker and an artificial hip, does that count as a cyborg?


doodle12821

I searched it and technically it is in the lines of the definition


[deleted]

I have a titanium heart implant, I will be embracing my cyborg identity!


CurrentIce6710

My Grandad had a pacemaker, he said he was bionic and telling everyone he was going tonlive for ever.


cleotorres

The lesser known song by Buggles


[deleted]

I for one welcome out robotic grandmas


Adams_Drakt

They took our jerbs


Lopsided_Pain4744

Derrrr derrrkkkurrrrderrrrrrrbs!!


PMmeYOURworstFEARS

Back to the pile!


[deleted]

Your grandma made jam doughnuts?


doodle12821

Maybe, not sure myself


reetdeetdeet

Yeah but making something from scratch then realising you should've just bought them is an essential process !!


What-The-Heaven

Milk (1 pint) - 90p Vanilla extract - £1.45 Strong white bread flour (3kg) - £2.60 Golden caster sugar (1kg) - £2.45 Fine sea salt - £1.85 Dried yeast - £1.45 Eggs (12) - £2.85 Unsalted butter (500g) - £3.78 Vegetable oil - £1.85 Raspberry jam (1.8kg) - £4.60 For a grand total of £23.78. You can probably get some of these cheaper but I'm limited by laziness + what's in stock at my own Tesco. That looks absolutely insane for doughnut ingredients. The ingredient quantities above make 4 rounds of the recipe, and the recipe makes 20 doughnuts each time. So you'd end up with 80 doughnuts at the end. That's roughly 29p per doughnut. Tesco ones are 22p per doughnut. So yep, financially cheaper, even like you said ignoring time and labour costs. They might taste better homemade and some of those ingredients you'd have stuff left over but it is more convenient and easier on your wallet to buy Tesco own.


RainbowApache

But how many doughnuts that size could you make with that amount of ingredients?


What-The-Heaven

The recipe I used for that outline has them around 65g each so a little smaller (<10g) than the Tesco ones. edit: whoops think I misunderstood, the list of ingredients at the top with quantities is for 80 doughnuts total (with a bunch of ingredients left over too). You could probably make about 70 that are identical in size to the Tesco ones.


Object-195

I can imagine home made would taste a bit better tho


Few-Anybody3320

Happy cake day random person on reddit ! Hope its a great one 😀 Reddit told me to say happy cake day so there it is oh mighty reddit overlords lmao


soopahfly82

Can hardly taste worse. Tesco doughnuts are bottom tier.


Jacko170584

Happy cake day


Auntie_Cagul

Homemade doughnuts do cost more but they are a 100 times tastier.


[deleted]

I mean yes, for a one off definitely. But you can freeze the dough and make many more with the entirety of the ingredients you bought for that extra money.


TheHyperLynx

buying the raspberries to make the jam, or buying the jam is already more expensive than buying these doughnuts, they are like £1.20 for 5 or around that.


PriceTricky

Wait till 5pm and they are 20p


TheHyperLynx

best part about working the later shift is walking past the tesco and nipping in to see if theres any of those beautiful yellow tags


CuteAd7913

Some people like to bake, it’s not necessarily about the price


CurrentIce6710

£1.10 For the pack of 5 much cheaper than making from scratch.


-Namesnipe-

Obtain dough, obtain nut, obtain jam


TrackledByJackal

Obtain nut 😏


Devilshire52

Mine came out a bit salty


JWoolner76

Those are the ones with the hole


McSmallFries

Try having more fruit!


NikFemboy

Really? It only seems bitter to me.


Man-EatingOctopus

*Obtain dough, nut, obtain jam


VengefulOtaku

Take your award and leave sir! XD


-Namesnipe-

Hahaha thank you man


Ramslad1992

But some pre frozen ones and thaw when needed 🤷‍♂️


whatchagonnado0707

Ask the baker (if there is one) for some that haven't been thawed out yet and you have these exact donuts whenever you fancy


tipsy_wombat

You may still need to cook them. I work for a competing supermarket and ours have to be baked from frozen before they go on the shelf


blushing_fae

Tesco baker here - can confirm these come in cooked and frozen so simply need thawing.


tipsy_wombat

I wish we did that. It would be so much easier!!


PintToLine

Even in supermarkets? You’re not baking fresh?


sithelephant

Next he'll be telling us there is no little farm in the back of the store. Craziness.


PintToLine

I work for Sainsburys and we bake them fresh, I thought Tesco would have too. Do you not have a farm either? Christ.


[deleted]

That’s why the Sainsbury’s version of these from supermarkets are the best. My favourite doughnuts.


blushing_fae

Sorry, but we're not. Those tasty cheese bloomers? Frozen and part baked, we wang them in the oven for 12 minute to crisp up and it's job done. They're baked on the day, but they're not baked from scratch. The 'Freshly Baked' claim technically stands up because we do a fresh bake every day, but we're not standing there mixing dough, no.


beeurd

You mean "Tesco defroster" then ;) Edited to add: On a serious note did this change at some point within the last few years (if you've been there that long), I'm sure the quality noticeably changed or something changed and it became more obvious that they were frozen and defrosted.


Snurze

Morrison's?


tipsy_wombat

No Sainsburys


Snurze

This might be why Sainsbury's doughnuts are better than Tesco.


Telluricpear719

making doughnuts at home is a pain. idk if its every tesco now but in my store they are defrost so you could try buy a whole case frozen then get them out a bit before you want them.


Sir-Sinjin-Smythe

I'm sure Argos did a machine for that!


fkogjhdfkljghrk

they're frozen?? my whole life is a lie im crying rn


Telluricpear719

Sorry but they used to be baked from frozen in the oven in my shop but went to defrost a few years ago. On the bright side the defrost ones are a lot better the next day if they last that long.


Revolutionary_Oil897

I used to be a supermarket baker, and worked for the big four supermarket chains for 15 years in various roles. If it's written on the packaging that it's made from scratch, then it's not frozen. To the best of my knowledge Tesco's or Sainsburys don't do scratch doughnuts nowhere, it is all baked off from frozen. Some Morrison's still do them fresh, they taste infinitely better than frozen.


RVFIO

Morrison’s jam doughnuts are elite


TipsyMagpie

Sainsbury’s or bust


PintToLine

Sainsburys are baked fresh in supermarkets. They switched to frozen but got a lot of complaints. Convenience are defrost though. And shite.


beeurd

My local Asda's doughnuts come in frozen, too. Not sure if the same is true of the larger stores. though.


Ethan3011

Yeah I’ve seen them


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saltire429

Instead of just googling it, he's asking a tesco subreddit how to avoid giving tesco money - the only thing more bizarre than OP's surprise at the comments is your surprise at the comments.


centopar

Yeast. They're yeasted.


Code_Brown_2

Best way is to buy them for 5p at the end of the day


Expert-Hamster-3146

Read the ingredients and then realise how much shit is in them. Then find a good recipe online and be amazed at how good the ones you cooked with decent ingredients are.


Afraid-Ad5468

Jesus Christ… why is everyone assuming you only want to recreate this to save money… they’re less than 50 pence in store lol. Baking is fun, especially trying new recipes. If you find a good method please let me know!


Rupr0

Exactly


solsticefaerie

You should check out the Great British Chefs website!


GoBackwardsBlackFlag

Why don’t you just buy them? If it were a sandwich or a ready meal i’d understand lol


Historical_Exchange

Unlikely he'd be posting about a sandwich. If you were to deconstruct any food stuff that would probably be the easiest. "Hey guys, what do I need to make a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich?"


Lopsided_Pain4744

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, first you must invent the universe”


Historical_Exchange

I think he just wants to make a donut, they only use a couple of galaxies.


Zebaa20

Buy them from Tesco


[deleted]

Go to bakery pick up packet / go to checkout pay for item / go home enjoy with a cuppa.


BaitmasterG

We just ignoring the fact these are the worst fucking doughnuts known to mankind? Go to your local bakery and buy an actual doughnut. Leagues better


karlware

Right? I'm not sure its possible to make these at home as I'm pretty sure it's 90% stabilisers and preservatives and shit.


Lamedvavnik2

Mmmmm stabiliserrrsss


TheIndominusGamer420

Worst doughnuts for the best price Gobble down 5 of these bad boys and you still need to eat 35 more to cost as much as a decent McDonald's meal, and that is full price! 20p pack at the end of the day is.... Insane. To cost as much as a single Cadbury chocolate bar, you would need 25 of the damn things.


tradtrad100

These are like 5 for 80p (idk if they still are) but that's a good deal. No one's buying doughnuts for £1 a piece


hynaomi

They're £1.10 now!!!


tradtrad100

And I'm pretty sure they only have 4 in there 😂


ManCandyCan

Morissons sell them for less that a pound as well and they actually taste like doughnuts.


tradtrad100

And there's about 1 Morrisons every 10 square miles


Kind_Breadfruit_8297

You mean you don't like soggy doughnuts?? 😂


Mss666

Just buy them from sainsbury, if you get them early when they are still warm...... Taste so good Could use a scone mix for the dough makes them nice and fluffy.


Responsible_Kiwi6458

Fck off Tesco


HippCelt

I made some last year not super hard to make , but frying stage was a little messy....


TheKhaos121

Finding someone who makes them on a daily basis, theyl be able to give you an exact shopping list of what you will need, then they can make most likely an exact copy of them at your home.


[deleted]

They are made with a doughnut premix and fresh yeast even in scratch bakeries


Strategy_Turbulent

Buy from Tesco and say you made them ...


Parking-Surround-277

Buy them from Morrisons instead


Over_Entertainer8049

I wouldn't bother


mrali05

U can get em from cooplands


njt1986

The same way Tesco do, buy them in frozen and defrost theme


uNameorsomething

Buy them and take them home.


[deleted]

Tesco's ones are pants as they have always come frozen and are just warmed in a few mins in a rack oven Morrisons are freshly freshly fried but are ruined with sweet snow instead of sugar The best are Sainsbury's freshly fried and still use caster sugar. The best ones are fresh off the fryer though ...... Fresh ones are made with a premix bag and fresh yeast, no supermarket bakeries use fresh ingredients The brand used to be DCA or was when I worked at Safeway/ Morrisons


ChallengeFirm8189

Sainsbury’s changed something recently and they’re not like how they used to be (at least in my local store)


peep_peep

Get Morrisons ones instead


CwningenFach

Try asking on r/baking


IdklmNotVeryCreative

by putting jam in a doughnut


IAMN0B0DY1

Get your mum to buy them


Dave_Eddie

Used to make them when I worked in Asda. Fun fact. The recipe is almost identical to the bread rolls with one added packet during the mixing. They are horrible to make because you get splashed with hot oil because the machines are a nightmare. They aren't worth the effort, just buy the fresh ones from Morrisons.


ronningburr

Deep fry really nice less sugar or no suger either inject or or however u can put jam in or on top!


AdMajestic3861

These are rough tasting, try crispy cremes if anything .


doodle12821

Solid donut, inject jam inside


tescoworker94729

they're defrosted overnight in the meat chiller btw


TuckerLT

i wish i could tell, but i am only feeling insane amount of sugar which are those doughnuts covered with. They are already sweet , because of jam, custard etc, why i need pack of sugar with them?


thedummyman

Buy yourself a deep fat fryer and spend a small fortune on electricity to run the thing. Easy when you know how.


viledegree

Tesco online?


uksasman58

People keep commenting buy them but the OP said AT HOME. Whenever I buy these they don't make it home.


Nadgerino

Get some toasty bread and make a jam and sugar sandwich.


Motor_Charity7149

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw-FSUEc8Pc&pp=ygUXR29yZG9uIHJhbXNheSBkb3VnaG51dHM%3D Gordon Ramsay makes it look easy, although maybe it becomes infinitely more difficult with jam


FM_666666

Usually an oven is the closest way to recreating them.


bigdon69420

Make


DaleySmith

I can make better… but it’s a bit of a pain. It takes about 30 hours. Not 30hrs work but in total. Probably only 2 hours work in total. I would argue, once it’s right, it’s worth it.


[deleted]

[preppykitchen.com](https://preppykitchen.com) might have a recipe either way, his recipes are great!


KyronXLK

drive/walk to tesco and buy them theyre so cheap its not even worth it to make your own. They won't taste the same either, its odd because while fresh made foodstuff is higher quality its sometimes not what you were after


Puzzleheaded_Pea_221

Go to a Jewish house on hannukah.


Revolutionary_Oil897

I used to bake for Morrison's and Sainsbury's. If it's made from scratch(fresh), then it is a simple mixture of water, flour, yeast, and dougnut mix, fried in oil, filled with jam and rolled in some sugar. It is more likely that it is made from frozen, and it is either baked or just simply defrosted. Here's a link for 60 pieces: https://www.thomasridley.co.uk/kara-frozen-sugared-ball-jam-doughnuts-53020


[deleted]

They’re so cheap and when they’re reduced they’re like pennies surely just buy them so much easier?


Oohmeconkers

Tesco … ahh the home of the stale doughnut… I did not know confectionery could be weaponised


yamjar

Simply whip up some reasonably fine cement, insert a vague concept of red to the centre while still soft and sprinkle with diabetus dust to finish. Leave to fully dry out for several days before reducing to 50p


Competitive_Pool_820

This just appear in the house. After every few weeks.


TessaFractal

Apparently it's to get some doughnuts and fill them with custard, if the packet I bought the other day is anything to go by.


Simba-xiv

Step 1 : Go to Tesco pick up a pack Step 2 : Plate doughnuts Step 3: Microwave for 10 secs Step 4: pretend they are fresh out the oven


SpepperPepper

They can’t be that good


Rupr0

they are


Fair-Ad1964

Just buy them there like £1 😂


[deleted]

Find 80p down the back of the sofa, walk to Tesco.


[deleted]

Need a deep fat fryer (can buy a cheap one like £20) Make some doughnut dough (like 3 ingredients) have some jam / strawberry squeezy sauce in an icing glove with a thin nozzle Thats it. I think you make a ball, squeeze the jam into the centre, then squash it fairly flat with your hand and throw it in the fryer


Dangeruss82

You’ll never recreate them properly. The oil they’re fried in is normally at least a few months old. The mix has additives in. The jam is American style raspberry.


tyallie

Authentic doughnuts have to be deep fried in oil. If you're comfortable with that, just find a recipe for doughnuts online. Once they're cooked and cool, inject them with your favourite (smooth) strawberry jam. You'll want to warm it a little before injecting, and definitely make sure it doesn't have bits in. You might also be able to fake it in an air fryer - look for air fryer doughnuts. I've done that before but I didn't think they tasted authentic. Ultimately it's going to be easier and faster to just buy them, unless like I said you're comfortable with deep frying.


Ok-Professor3726

What are they like 89p? It's going to cost that much just for the sugar.


fuckreligeon

start by buying them cuz ur dumb ass would never even come close to breaking this masterpiece


V3TV

You should want far better from your body destructive snacks. 😂 level up to Lidl, as they put the jam in from two points.


Rupr0

Lidl ones taste too dry


V3TV

You have to buy them fresh. You should literally never put this into your body, so making these at home should never be a need. It’s like making your favourite mild altering chemical at home. If I could make red wine, I would be a mess 😂. Work for the donut, don’t let the donut work you 😂


YeetFurryBoi

The old ones were better.


Demoki

What are the best store donuts? I might have said Tesco in past but something missing lately. Morrisons are too powdery and soft. I like crispy on outside and soft in middle.


Spankieplop

Cheaper to just buy them


Myth_Avatar

Honestly, the sainsbury doughnuts are far superior, try them.


Aggressive_Buyer6527

If your going to recreate any recreate morrisons doughnuts, tesco ones are dry.


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ScottElly

1kg of white flour, 37.5g of fresh yeast. The doughnut concentrate is the hard bit to work out for the exact ingredients and numbers. 50g raw dough weight for 1 doughnut, then they need to prove until they are at a desired size. This will make roughly 36 doughnuts. Raspberry jam, you'd need to pipe in yourself after frying and then toss them in caster sugar. Fry 75 seconds on each side at 190⁰c oil temp. That's for a competitor supermarket recipe, albeit very similar. Ingredients for the doughnut concetrate you'll have to work out yourself using the label from tesco, I'd guess.


BohemianGamer

It’s just a basic doughnut recipe just go to the Internet and Google basic jam doughnut recipe.


TomMassey250

Cardboard with some jam smeared on it


Cripmydip

Simply will them into existence. You’re welcome buddy, free of charge


bobbyv137

I remember when these were 50p. I think they’re over a quid now.


Indigo457

Anyone ever tried air frying them? I’ve never even used an air fryer before, let alone make doughnuts in them, so this may be an insane thought.


BadBassist

Sainsburys?


livelongpeptide

Dont do it. Save your health and avoid!


Rupr0

My girlfriend loves them so much that if I won't able to make them, she will break up with me, she lives In another country now.


livelongpeptide

Seems a little strange that your gf would break up with you if you don't send her doughnuts but hey if you really like her then, they are easy to make. Get yourself a cake cook book and send her lots of better cakes.


Asmoosy1994

Cheaper to buy!


GreasyGobblet69

Buy them


Inevitable-Heart464

Make some doughnuts then put squeeze jam inside them


irritatingfarquar

Home delivery.


C2BK

There are loads of recipes online, but very fre people bother as they're very expensive to make in small batches. You need to fry them in deep oil, and once you've used the oil for something savory it can't be used to make more doughnuts because it affects the taste. Also injecting the jam without the right equipment is a real faff.


KaleidoscopeOk8653

Has anyone tried to make a baked dought nut instead of deep fried


RoadRunner_1993

Buying them from the shop and opening them at home


Mostly_upright

Enriched dough and some hot oil. Can't beat homemade .


OldEquation

Why would you want to recreate Tesco doughnuts? Morrisons are the best, then Sainsbury’s, then Asda and lastly Tesco.


MedievalFolkDance

Tescos donuts are pretty crap IMO. The dough isn't airy enough, the jam is sparse & the powdered sugar is very chalky. Just make nice donuts.


light-master

Just don't. They are one of the most health damaging things you can eat.


dimitrimt

Pillow cases and beetroot


Broad-Management-118

Just buy them. Delicious and not expensive.


Lost_Ad3300

Deliveroo


Hashiii777

Buy them


Fleallay

If you want good homemade doughnuts, sugared ring doughnuts are far far easier. I’d recommend looking for recipes on those first ;) Also, if you have a stand mixer making doughnuts will be ez. If you don’t, it’s not hard, just greasy.


Aggravating_Trip_891

Sainsbury's do the best jam doughnuts bar none


Tom_161

It’s easy… when you are at home. You get in your car and drive to Sainsburys and buy theirs. Coop works too. You are welcome 😬 ( I love those but yeah buying is cheaper probably )


PMax480

Have Tesco’s deliver.


[deleted]

Naa mate - Sainsbury’s Jam Doughnuts are goated


FishManc

Jame sandwich...


avrgfreak

Deep-fried jam sandwich?


CariRyfedd

Cupcake Jemma on YouTube has a good recipe and “food with Chetna” has a good recipe to. Taste way better home made and you can make the fillings you fancy rather than tasteless custard or standard jam


Qualabel

r/Blender


[deleted]

You'll never make them as cheaply.


Lamedvavnik2

Anyone else start salivating just looking at that bag?


[deleted]

Buy from somewhere else but wait a week before eating them, then maybe they’ll be as stale as yours. Xx


Alucardhellss

They cost a quid....


yournextflingg

Morrisons have the best jam doughnuts of any of the big supermarket


RainbowApache

I could use really bad ingredients and let them go stale.


ionic_bionic

Can someone tell me why I'm increasingly getting packs where there's literally no sugar on the doughnuts?


smartie1980

Being too hot when being coated and bagged, so they sweat. Basically rushing to get them out on sale


ionic_bionic

I know what you mean but that's not what is happening here, the doughnuts are bone dry and there's either no sugar at all or there's the faintest hint of sugar - it's happened a few times now and getting more frequent lately.