SANDY OLD MAN ON X’MAS

[ezcol_1fifth]  [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] ONCE THESE PIPING HOT, LIGHT AND AIRY DONUTS HIT WHAT I CALL THE "CHRISTMAS SAND", THE HOUSE WILL INSTANTLY SMELL LIKE SWEET, BUTTERY AND EGGY HOLIDAY SPIRIT. Quickly leaving you today with something awesome I discovered in Hong Kong.  And it comes with a funny name, too, called Sandy Old Man! I found it at a traditional Catonese-style pastry shop and thought to myself that it was just donuts, but as I bit into the sugar coated fried dough, this little fella instantly sank into an airy sponge with soft and almost custardy interiors.  After some much needed research, turned out that this thing which they call "Sandy Old Man", are essentially pâte à choux donuts!  By frying this classic cream puff-dough, you get a slight crispier exterior with almost hallow interior, permeating a salivating aroma of eggs and butter. Traditionally Sandy Old Man are only coated in granulated sugar, but come on, it's Christmas.  Granulated sugar turns into light brown sugar, then festivity turns into a pinch of ground cinnamon, cloves and a slight sprinkle of salt.  Once the piping hot, light and airy donuts hit what I call the "Christmas sand", the house will instantly smell like sweet, buttery and eggy holiday