Growing up, we made a lot of doughnuts. We’d purchase inexpensive biscuits, poke a hole in them, fry them and toss them in a bag of cinnamon sugar. It was a mess, but we always looked forward to them.
While most kids have lemonade stands, my sister and I set up a doughnut stand on doughnut day and really put my mom to work. We were guaranteed to sell out in 30 minutes or less serving the mail carrier and neighbors. I can only imagine how much she would have loved making these easy baked doughnuts instead!
These baked doughnuts are just as good and don’t leave your kitchen smelling like grease for days. They’re so easy the girls even help me make them. I slightly adapted the recipe from the Barefoot Contessa Foolproof cookbook eliminating nutmeg and adding more vanilla.
I just love the color of these doughnuts. Even my favorite doughnut shops don’t compare!
If you don’t have a doughnut pan you will love this muffin adaptation!
Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 2 c flour
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 c whole milk
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
Topping
- 1/2 c butter melted
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees & spray doughnut pans.
- Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
- Combine wet ingredient and gradually add dry ingredients until just combined.
- Spoon batter into pans, filling just over 3/4 full.
- Bake 15-16 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes before removing.
- Lightly dip each doughnut in butter, followed by cinnamon and sugar mixture and serve warm.
Recipe Notes
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I have the cookbook, too. I guess I need to make these ASAP. Have a happy day, Julie!!
I would be great if I could print the recipe w/o wasting 4 sheets of paper printed on both sides and all that ink. I will not be looking at your recipes in the future!
You actually can! Just click where it says “print” directly above the recipe and it will print on a 1/4 page like a recipe card. Enjoy!
So there is a donut pan? Certain brand to use or what? I know my grandkids and the big kids will love these.
Thanks!
There are a lot of them out there, but this is the one I use. http://rstyle.me/~cz-a86R4 Enjoy!
I have made these twice now and love them! So easy to make, with simple ingredients, and they are SO yummy!
Thanks, Tess! I really appreciate you coming back to share!
I made the muffin version of this today and it was divine. Fluffy and full of flavor!
Thank you SO much for sharing! I’m glad you enjoyed them!