Donas - Baked Cinnamon Donuts

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 extra-large egg (lightly beaten)
• 1 ¼ cups whole milk
• 2 Tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
• 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 8 Tablespoon unsalted butter (1 stick)
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Spray donut pans with the baking spray and set aside.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

4. 4

   In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla.

5. 5

   Add the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until just combined and dissolving all lumps.

6. 6

   Add the batter into the donut baking molds, filling each one about three-quaters full.

7. 7

   Bake for 20 minutes or until the donuts are lightly browned.

8. 8

   Cool for 5 minutes on donut pan before removing them.

9. 9

   In a small saute pan, melt the butter, removing the white foam from the butter with a spoon as it forms.In a small bowl, combine the sugar & cinnamon.

10. 10

    Brush each donut (not all at once) with the melted butter or dip each donut first in the butter and then in the cinnamon sugar, on one or both sides. Your choice ;)