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baked gingerbread donuts
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Baked Gingerbread Donuts

These cakey Christmas donuts are rolled in spiced sugar!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked gingerbread donuts, gingerbread donuts
Servings: 14 donuts
Calories: 210kcal
Cost: $40

Equipment

  • 1 non stick donut pan with 6 wells
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 rubber spatula
  • 1 rubber brush
  • 1 piping bag optional
  • 1 wire cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp clove
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup milk almond or dairy

For the sugar coating

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground clove

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉. In a bowl, whisk together the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and the molasses. Then add the egg and vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
    5 tbsp unsalted butter, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup molasses, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Whisk in the cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and ginger. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
    1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, ½ tsp clove, ½ tsp nutmeg, 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt
  • Alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk to the wet ingredients – add the dry ingredients in three additions and the milk in two - combining the batter gently with a rubber spatula with each addition.
    ½ cup milk
  • Grease a standard donut pan with oil or butter. Pipe the donut batter into each well (or use a spoon and carefully fill them that way). Then pop the pan into the oven and bake the donuts for 10 minutes or until they appear set. Remove them from the oven and let the pan sit for 5 minutes before removing the donuts and placing them on a wire rack.
  • Once completely cooled, melt the remaining butter in a bowl in the microwave. In another bowl, combine the granulated sugar, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. With the pastry brush, paint a light coating of butter on the donuts one at a time. Dip the donut in a bowl and gently twist it so the sugar coats it well. Then leave it to dry on the wire rack and repeat the process with the rest. Enjoy!
    6 tbsp unsalted butter, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp ground nutmeg, ½ tsp ground clove