These doughnuts are super yummy, and relatively healthy because unlike regular doughnuts they are baked, not fried. For these you do need a doughnut pan, but if you don't have one never fear! You can make these in a muffin pan, but you won't have the fun doughnut shape! The pans are relatively cheap, though, Cinnamon's was only $10 and you can find them all over the internet or at your local kitchen supply store.
Baked Cake Doughnuts
Adapted from multiple sources
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg (optional)
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted
What to do:
1. In a bowl, combine the melted butter, milk and beaten eggs.
2. In another large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, (nutmeg and cinnamon if using) and salt. Pour in the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
3. Spoon the batter into the wells of your prepared pan (roughly 2/3rds full). An easier/cleaner option is to pour the batter into a ziplock bag and snip the corner or use a piping bag and pipe the batter into the pan. But this is less fun, therefore not recommended
4. Bake for 7-9 minutes at 425 degrees
5. Allow to cool in the pan for a couple minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
6. After they have cooled, you can cover them with a chocolate glaze (recipe below), or powdered sugar, or a cinnamon-sugar mixture. For the sugar choices, put some in a plastic bag add in a doughnut and shake it around. it'll stick, but they won't keep as well.
Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon water
What to do:
1. Put all the ingrediants in a microwave save bowl and microwave in 10 second bursts stirring in between until a uniform texture is reached
2. Let it stand for a bit to thicken, then you can glaze your doughnuts. Add sprinkles if you want!
Enjoy!
