BAKED PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS
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Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a dounut pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, pumpkin puree, egg and almond milk. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and fine sea salt. Using a rubber spatula fold the mixture together until the dry ingredients have been fully incorporated
- Fill each individual donut mold roughly 2/3 of the way full (about 3 tbsps) with the donut mixture. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until firm and lightly browned.
- While the donuts are baking mix the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon together in a medium sized bowl.
- Once the baking time as lapsed remove the donut pan from the oven and although the donuts to cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes. At this point the donuts should be cool enough to handle. Using a pastry brush coat both sides of each donut with a thin layer of melted butter and roll the donuts around in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Do this for one donut at a time. Once coated transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For this recipe you'll need at least one 6 cavity donut baking pan.