We went to the pumpkin patch today and after we did everything there was to do, we bought a dozen pumpkin doughnuts and devoured them.  Yum!  Those were fried in an automatic doughnut machine just like the one described in Homer Price. 

I had a hankering to make my own pumpkin doughnuts, but I’d prefer to bake them for simplicity and health.  I found two promising recipes.  One is from Cheeky Kitchen:

Cheeky Kitchen: Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts

 And all the gluten free folks out there can try this recipe from Bob’s Red Mill:  http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes_detail.php?rid=812