4th July Baked Donuts
These are ready in 30 minutes and made from scratch. These baked donuts are delicious and moist; you will surely please your guest.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter- melted
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- Food coloring blue and red
- Glaze
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4th July sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Spray 12 cavities of doughnut pans and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside.
- Combine butter, sugar, honey, eggs, vanilla, and whisk in a separate bowl. Add the buttermilk to the egg mixture and mix. Whisk in the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Divide the batter into three bowls, and leave one plain and add the food colors to the two bowls.
- Pour the mixture into the piping bags and pipe into the donut pans filling about ¼ inch of the top.
- Bake the donuts for 7 – 8 minutes.
- Let it cool in the pan for 1 minute and transfer them onto a cooling rack to cool.
- Make the Glaze
- Whisk together whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl. Thin with more milk to the spreadable consistency
- Dip the donuts in the glaze and allow the glaze to set at room temperature on the cooling rack.
Notes
Quick Tips
If you don’t have a donut pan, no problem; I got your back. You can use a muffin pan instead to make donut muffins. You will reduce the heat to 375F and bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until slightly browned; a toothpick is inserted into it, and it comes out clean.
Use room temperature ingredients for easy mixing and fluffier donuts. Storage Tips
You can freeze the donuts for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm up to your liking in the microwave. I usually zap them for a couple of seconds.
If you don’t have a donut pan, no problem; I got your back. You can use a muffin pan instead to make donut muffins. You will reduce the heat to 375F and bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until slightly browned; a toothpick is inserted into it, and it comes out clean.
Use room temperature ingredients for easy mixing and fluffier donuts. Storage Tips
You can freeze the donuts for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm up to your liking in the microwave. I usually zap them for a couple of seconds.
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 196mgPotassium: 61mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 119IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg
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