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!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 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