Suz’s Baked Donuts
Who doesn’t love donuts? Making them at home is a different thing though. Deep frying is not something we do. Baking, on the other hand, makes so much more sense. I never tried baked donuts until I stumbled across a donut baking pan in the store and made an impulse buy. Then I had to find a recipe of course. Here’s what I ended up doing. Not only are these egg-free and delicious but also super easy and fast to make. You can have donuts in less than an hour, ready to enjoy. I tried freezing the finished donuts and defrosted at room temperature a week later – they were still good.
Ingredients
1 cup AP flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon and 1/2 t nutmeg (optional – omit for glazed donuts)
1/4 t salt
1/2 cup milk (or milk substitute)
2 T water
1 1/2 T melted butter or oil
1 t vanilla extract
Topping/Glaze: See options in recipe directions
Instructions
First, you need to get a donut baking pan. Then, this is all you need to do to make 6 delicious donuts.
Preheat the oven to 350F
Oil, butter or use cooking spray on the donut pan.
Mix together the batter – do not overbeat:
1 cup AP flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon and 1/2 t nutmeg (optional – omit for glazed donuts)
1/4 t salt
1/2 cup milk (or milk substitute)
2 T water
1 1/2 T melted butter or oil
1 t vanilla extract
Spoon the batter into the donut pan, making sure not to overfill (stay below the middle ‘hole’ in the donut shape. Bake 350F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven.
Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before topping or glazing.
Topping/Glaze:
Powdered donuts:
Sprinkled with powdered sugar once the donuts are well cooled.
Cinnamon sugar:
Melt 1 T butter and lightly brush the top of each donut in the pan.
Dip carefully in a mixture of: 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 t cinnamon to coat all sides.
Place on parchment to continue cooling & set.
Glaze:
Mix your favorite glaze icing – chocolate, honey, lemon etc.
Brush on the donut tops or dip donuts into the glaze.
Place on parchment or rack to cool and set