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Baked Buttermilk Donut Recipe

Baked Buttermilk Donut Recipe

Do you love donuts but hate deep frying things? Or, do you just happen to have a donut pan gathering dust in your pantry? Either way this baked buttermilk donut recipe is for you.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6 donuts

Equipment

  • 6-cavity donut pan
  • disposable piping bag

Ingredients
 
 

For the donuts:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp canola oil vegetable oil, or melted coconut oil

For the vanilla glaze:

  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 to 2 tbsp milk or water
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

To decorate:

  • 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 F and spray a 6-cavity donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg).
  • Add the wet ingredients (buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and oil) to the flour mixture. Stir to combine.
  • Put donut batter in a disposable piping bag. Pipe donut batter into the cavities of the donut pan. Alternatively, carefully spoon batter into the cavities.
  • Bake 12 to 14 minutes until the donuts are golden brown and spring back when gently pressed.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack to fully cool.

Meanwhile, make the glaze:

  • Place the butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 20-second bursts until melted.
  • In a shallow, medium bowl, combine combine confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Gradually add just enough milk until a thick glaze forms.
  • Dip each donut in the glaze, then top with sprinkles.
  • Leftover donuts can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for several days.
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