Baked Doughnuts

Everyone loves doughnuts, right? The only downside to the pastries is the guilt you get from eating more than one fried deliciousness. These baked doughnuts are slightly better for you because they’re baked. So, enjoy some indulgence everyone once in a while (This recipe does require a specialty item – a doughnut pan.)

What You’ll Need…

2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

¾ Cup Sugar

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

¼ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

1 Teaspoon Salt

¾ Cup Buttermilk

2 Eggs (Lightly beaten)

2 Tablespoons Butter (Melted)

Pre-heat your oven to 425.

Add the dry ingredients, flour; sugar; baking powder; nutmeg; and salt, to a mixing bowl and combine using a whisk.

Add the butter to the dry ingredients and mix slightly so that the butter cools. Next add the eggs and buttermilk and mix until combined.

Grease the doughnut pans with cooking spray and carefully fill the pans ¾ of the way full with batter. This may require using two spoons.

Bake the doughnuts until golden brown, 7-9 minutes. After removing the doughnuts from the oven allow them to cool for about five minutes in the pan.

Remove the doughnuts from the pan finish them with your “topping” of choice.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Glaze:

Melt chocolate chips and simply dip the doughnuts until half is covered with chocolate

Cinnamon Powdered Sugar Doughnuts:

Add ½ Cup Powdered Sugar and 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon to a gallon-sized zip-top bag. Add 1-2 doughnuts at a time, seal the bag, and shake until the doughnuts are covered.