Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

Fluffy, light and delicious;  my Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are so easy to make and they’re ready in under 30 minutes!

I have been hanging out to share these delicious donuts with you guys!  I mean, who doesn’t love a great donut?  And seriously, is there anything better than a simple Cinnamon Sugar Donut, especially when they’re baked, instead of fried?

My boys are the greatest taste-testers going around (thank goodness!) and these Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts were a huge hit with them!  I had to make a few batches just to get the photos, because they kept disappearing….🤔

WHAT MAKES THESE BAKED CINNAMON SUGAR DONUTS SO GOOD?

• Simple to make
• 10 minutes to mix and 10 minutes to bake
• Soft and fluffy cake-like dough
• Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg
• Coated in a buttery, cinnamon sugar
• They’re baked, not fried in oil!
• Remind me of our favourite donuts from when we were kids

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE 10 BAKED CINNAMON SUGAR DONUTS

• Non-stick donut pan.  I use 2 of these
• Room temperature butter for the donuts, plus melted butter for greasing the pan, as well as for brushing the cooked donuts
• Full cream milk
• 1 egg
• Nutmeg and cinnamon
• Sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder
• Cake flour (this makes the donuts super fluffy!)

THE SECRET INGREDIENT

Cake flour is finer than regular flour, contains less protein and produces less gluten, which gives a fluffier result in baked goods.  Perfect for these fluffy donuts!

I use Lighthouse Cake Flour that I buy from Coles.  If you can’t find cake flour, you can make your own by following these simple steps:

• Measure 150g (1 cup) of plain flour
• Remove 2 tablespoons of flour
• Add 2 tablespoons of cornflour and mix to combine
• Use what you need (you’ll need 120g to make these donuts)

MY TIPS FOR PERFECT BAKED CINNAMON SUGAR DONUTS

• Preheat your oven (always)
• Sift the dry ingredients
• Have your butter, milk and egg at room temperature
• Beat the butter and sugar on medium for a good 5 minutes
• Use a pastry brush to lightly brush melted butter into the cavities of the donut pan
• You can use either a disposable pastry bag or a larger snaplock back to pipe in the mixture.  No need for a piping tip, just snip the end off the bag
• After baking, let the donuts sit in the pan for 10 minutes.  Give them a little wriggle, then tip them out of the pan and onto a cooling rack

So there you have it -deliciously quick and easy Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts ready in no time.  Hope you love them as much as we do! Happy baking!

Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

Fluffy, light and delicious, my Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are so easy to make and they're ready in under 30 minutes!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Afternoon Tea, Breakfast, brunch

Cuisine American, Australian, English

Servings 10

Ingredients

  

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• 95 g unsalted butter room temperature
• 100 g sugar
• pinch salt
• 1 egg XL
• 120 g cake flour see post for substitution
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup milk room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• extra butter, for greasing pan

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

• 100 g sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 30 g butter, melted

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/170°FF
• Using a stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar and salt on medium for 5 minutes
• Add the egg and beat for another 2 minutes
• Sift the dry ingredients
• In a small jug, combine the milk and vanilla extract
• Add the dry ingredients to the mixer in 3 batches, alternating with the milk and vanilla
• Melt extra butter and brush it lightly into the cavities of the donut pan
• Transfer the donut mixture to a disposable piping bag (or a large snap lock bag will do), then cut the end off the bag to make an opening
• Pipe the mixture into 10 donuts, filling the cavities about halfway
• Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly golden and cooked through
• Remove from oven and rest in the pan for 10 minutes, before turning out to a cake rack to cool

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

• Melt the 30g of butter in the microwave
• Place the sugar and cinnamon into a bowl and mix to combine
• Use a pastry brush to brush both sides a donut, then toss into the cinnamon sugar to coat. Repeat with remaining donuts

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