Every year, millions of Christians start observing the season of Lent. This is the season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. However, before Lent begins, there are huge parties and celebrations before the season of repentance begins. The biggest party/parade is called Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, or in other countries, Carnival. This takes place the day before Ash Wednesday. People dance, drink, and eat fattening and sugary foods. People with Polish heritage, they make and eat large quantities of a fried pastry called Paczki. For people of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, it's a decadent fried donut called Fastnachts.
Now, I don't eat all that stuff anymore, but I did want some donuts, so I made them with hardly any carbs and no sugar (just a touch of raw honey). I do bake them instead of frying them in a silicone donut baking pan I got on Amazon several years ago, and it makes the right amount for the recipe.
