Delicious Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts (Printable Version)

Soft fluffy baked donuts coated in sweet cinnamon sugar

# Ingredient List:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
03 - 2 tsp baking powder
04 - 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
05 - 1/2 tsp salt

→ Wet Ingredients

06 - 3/4 cup milk, room temperature
07 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
08 - 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
09 - 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

→ Cinnamon Sugar Coating

10 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
11 - 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
12 - 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

# How to Make:

01 - Preheat your oven to 375°F. Grease a standard donut pan with nonstick spray or butter.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until well blended.
03 - In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
04 - Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined; do not overmix to ensure tender donuts.
05 - Spoon or pipe the batter evenly into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity about 3/4 full.
06 - Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the donuts are lightly golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
07 - Allow donuts to cool in the pan for 3 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack.
08 - Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl for the coating mixture.
09 - Brush each warm donut lightly with melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture until well coated.
10 - Serve warm or at room temperature for best flavor and texture.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • They come together in under 30 minutes with ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now
  • The texture is impossibly light and cakey, nothing like those dense bakery donuts that sit heavy in your stomach
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter will make your donuts tough and dense, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
  • The donuts puff up dramatically while baking, so resist the urge to overfill the cavities or they will lose their donut shape
03 -
  • Use a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off to pipe the batter into the pan for the neatest, most evenly filled donuts
  • If your donuts stick to the pan, let them cool completely before trying to remove them, and they should release more easily

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