Vanilla Baked Donuts Recipes

BAKED DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet, or donut baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and flour. Mix buttermilk, eggs, honey and butter in a separate medium bowl, and stir into the dry ingredients. Spoon the mixture onto the prepared pan in doughnut shapes.
• Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

BAKED CAKE DONUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly brush two standard donut pans with butter. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium; add eggs and vanilla, beating until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with milk, and beat just until combined.
• Transfer batter to a piping bag or a resealable plastic bag, and snip a 1/2-inch hole in one corner of bag. Divide mixture evenly between prepared pans. Bang pans several times on counter to release air bubbles.
• Bake until tops of donuts spring back when lightly pressed, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. To decorate, see Variations below.

BAKED GLAZED DONUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Lightly grease the donut tin.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add softened butter, oil, brown sugar and white sugar and stir to combine until smooth.
• Add the eggs and beat until combined.
• Add the baking soda, salt and baking powder, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Mix until combined well.
• Then gradually add the flour and the milk, mixing while adding them in. (The batter will be thick but if it's too thick, add a tablespoon of milk)
• Spoon the batter into the baking tin, filling each hole ¾ full.
• Bake on 425 for 10 minutes and cool in the pan for 5 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack.
• After baking, prepare the glaze by adding the melted butter, confectioners sugar, milk, and vanilla to a medium bowl and stirring until blended well.
• While the donuts are warm, dip each one into the bowl of glaze. Then place it back onto the cooling rack.
• Feel free to double glaze if desired!

BAKED VANILLA CAKE DONUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare the pans by spraying each well individually with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until well blended.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine buttermilk, sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet, 1/3 at a time. Beat until just combined. Do not over beat the batter or your donuts will be dry and tough.
• Fill a piping bag with batter (see note below for a tip). Fill each donut cavity about 2/3 full so they don't overflow in the oven.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the top of the donuts bounces back when you touch it and a cake tester comes out clean or with just a few crumbs. Let the cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out on a wire cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
• Combine the powdered sugar and vanilla with a whisk in a medium bowl. Add food coloring (if using) and then add the milk a few drops at a time. The icing should be thick enough that it doesn't drip off the donuts but not as thick as paste. It should be a thick liquid almost like a runny pudding.
• Fill a piping bag with icing (see note below for a tip), and cut off the end of the bag. Pipe the icing onto the cooled donuts as shown in the photos above and immediately add the sprinkles of your choice before the icing sets. Once the icing sets, nothing else will stick, so it is necessary to frost and sprinkle just 2 or 3 at a time before moving on to the next batch.
• Melt the chocolate in a small bowl in 20 second bursts in the microwave. Once melted, add a few drops of gel food color and mix well.
• Once the icing has set on the cooled donuts, place them on parchment paper and drizzle melted chocolate over them in the pattern of your choice. I like to go back and forth over the top of the donuts to make fine straight lines.
• While the chocolate is still tacky, add sprinkles and/or edible glitter to your drizzled chocolate.