Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts

Who doesn't dearest a delicious fresh-made doughnut? Grab yourself a doughnut baking pan, together with whip upwards a batch of homemade Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts all with the ease of baking instead of frying.

with the ease of baking instead of frying Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts

I convey to admit, I'm non a large fan of frying at home. One, I'm ever afraid of that large ol' pot of smoking-hot oil. And two, cleaning upwards that sparse cinema of crude that seems to coat everything inside a 20-foot radius of the stove {okay, I know I'm exaggerating} is non my favorite affair to do.

So every bit much every bit I absolutely love my Grandma's Old-Fashioned Donuts, I rarely brand them because of the frying.

But I've works life the perfect don't-feel-like-frying-but-want-homemade-donuts solution baked donuts! And chocolate glazed baked donuts?

Yes, please!

This detail baked donuts recipe has a pretty hefty dose of nutmeg inward the batter, which I love. When that hitting of nutmeg mixes amongst the rich chocolate flavour of the glaze ...

... it's a genuinely wonderfully-surprising together with delicious bite. But if you're non a fan of nutmeg, sure dial the amount dorsum to accommodate your personal taste. A hint of cinnamon instead would also hold upwards nice, I think.

Now, sprinkles are sure optional for Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts, but they sure brand the donuts fun! Don't they but brand them await therefore extra-fun-and-festive? But move out sprinkles off if you'd similar ...

And if you're non a fan of chocolate {gasp}, ... vanilla glaze works, too.

As for me? I'll stick amongst chocolate glazed baked donuts!

And ... past times the agency ... I'm sticking amongst the sprinkles, too.

Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts
(Printable recipe)
For the donuts:

Ingredients

2 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. granulated saccharide
1 1/2 tsp. baking pulverisation
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. sour cream
2 eggs
1/4 c. butter, melted
1/4 c. canola crude
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, together with salt. In a dissever bowl, whisk together milk, sour cream, together with eggs; add together melted butter, oil, together with vanilla. Add moisture ingredients to the dry out together with stir past times manus until but combined. Batter volition hold upwards lumpy; produce non over mix every bit this tin brand the donuts tough.
Spray a doughnut pan amongst non-stick cooking or baking spray. Spoon donut batter into a pipe handbag fitted amongst a large circular tip. {Or, spoon batter into a gallon-sized zip-top handbag together with snip off the bottom corner amongst scissors.} Squeeze a batter circle into each doughnut well, filling 3/4 full.
Bake at 425o until doughnuts are risen together with lightly browned on the edges, close x minutes. Let stand upwards inward the pan for five minutes, together with therefore withdraw to a rack to cool.
Repeat amongst remaining batter.

For the chocolate glaze:

Ingredients

2 c. confectioners' sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
4 T. butter, melted
1/2 c. hot H2O

Directions

Whisk together confectioners' saccharide together with cocoa until good combined. Add melted butter together with hot water; whisk until smooth.
Let donuts cool slightly, therefore dip the come about of each inward glaze. Allow excess glaze to drip dorsum into the glaze bowl together with identify doughnuts dorsum on the cooling rack until glaze is set. For added fun, sprinkle amongst sprinkles piece glaze is withal wet.

Makes sixteen donuts.

Notes:

For an extra thick glaze coating, dip each doughnut 2 or iii times, placing on a rack to allow the glaze ready betwixt dips. Add sprinkles instantly afterward the concluding dip piece the glaze is withal wet.

For vanilla glaze, whisk together 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/4 loving cup milk, together with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.

Enjoy!

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