Baked Donuts

This Baked Donuts recipe is irresistibly delicious! Forget the bakery and make homemade donuts with vanilla or chocolate frosting.

No need to run to the bakery when you have a craving for donuts. try that Recipe for baked donuts! They’re irresistibly tender, sweet with a chewy crumb and sheer perfection, coated in a rich chocolate glaze. Add some confetti sprinkles and what could be more fun? All you need is a donut pan and a craving for projects. We made these for our son Larson’s birthday celebrations and, needless to say, they were a big hit here (because…donuts!).

What you need for this Baked Donuts recipe

This baked donut recipe requires special equipment…a donut pan! Baked donuts are prepared using a special pan: the batter is more like a cake or cupcake. Traditional yeast donuts are made from yeast dough, cut into circles, and then fried: fun for another day. Aside from the donut pan, the ingredients are simple and you probably already have them in your pantry and fridge. Here’s what you need:

• donut shape: Here’s a link to the donut molds we used. You can also use a mini donut pan to make mini donuts!
• piping bag: it is optional but useful; see below
• Plain Flour
• granulated sugar
• Cinammon
• baking powder and salt
• egg
• butter
• milk
• Vanilla

Tips for filling the donut pan

The only difficult part of this recipe, aside from finding a donut pan, is pouring the batter into the pan. It may not look hard, but the dough is sticky and it’s too easy to use too! Here are some hints:

• Don’t overfill the pot! If you add too much batter, the donut hole in the center will be too small and the shape won’t look right. You may feel like you’re not adding enough batter, but remember it puffs up in the oven! Fill the holes about halfway and divide the batter evenly among 12 donuts.
• The dough will be sticky, so a piping bag will help. Using a piping bag to pour the batter is very helpful in getting the batter neatly into the pan. But not everyone has one! You can use a spoon, but you may have to scoop out the center of the donut hole after adding the batter. (If you want to make mini donuts, a pastry bag is essential.)

Once the batter is in the pan, making donuts is a breeze! Bake them and they will puff up like a charm.

Toppings for baked donuts

You can eat these easy-to-bake donuts and they’re incredibly delicious: sweet and cinnamon-flavored! In fact, we prefer them without filling. But if you want to make it more like a real bakery-style donut, try these donuts with a quick glaze! The frosting is quick and easy to prepare: and it turns out rich and creamy. Here are some options for baked donut toppings:

• Unadorned: They really are super naked!
• Cinnamon Sugar: Sprinkle with some cinnamon sugar or dip in melted butter, then place both sides in a plate with cinnamon sugar (for baked goods).
• granulated sugar: Place each cooled donut individually in a sealed bag lined with powdered sugar and shake gently until coated.
• Chocolateglaze: This chocolate frosting recipe is quick and easy; You don’t even need chocolate (just cocoa powder!)
• Vanilla Frosting: This vanilla frosting is quick and delicious; Add food coloring for fun colors.
• Asparagus: Always fun for more style!

And that’s it! We made this baked donut recipe for our son’s 5th birthday donut party and suffice it to say he’s quite obsessed.

storage information

How long can you store homemade donuts? Here are some storage tips:

• Store fully cooled donuts at room temperature in a sealed container with the lid open for up to 2 days to prevent soggy. When they start drying out (or aren’t glazed), you can close the lid.
• Freeze unglazed baked donuts in a sealed container for up to 2 months; thaw and bring to room temperature before freezing.

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This Baked Donuts recipe is…

Vegetarian.