Mmmmm. Donuts. Baked cinnamon sugar donuts, to be exact. These are to die for and they don’t even taste like they are baked. I will warn you– these do take a while to make. But, they are SO worth it. I made these for a snack on a weekend for the kids and they each ate three! I am going to confess– I used store-bought cinnamon sugar mixture, so don’t be afraid to cut corners. It’s time to make the donuts.
Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Author: Julia - Mom on the Run x2
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 12
- Serving size: 1 donut
- Calories: 273
- Fat: 10
- Saturated fat: 5.8
- Carbohydrates: 43.5
- Sugar: 23
- Sodium: 113
- Fiber: 1.0
- Protein: 4.0
- Cholesterol: 38.2
Ingredients
- Donuts
- ¾ cup warm milk
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Place ¼ cup of the warm milk in the bowl of a bread maker. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk. Let set for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining milk, sugar and butter. Add to the yeast mixture.
- Stir gently to combine slightly.
- Add egg and stir until incorporated.
- Add the flour, nutmeg, and salt.
- Set the bread machine on the dough setting and let it do its thing.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Roll the dough out into ½ inch thickness.
- Using a donut cutter (or two different-sized circle cookie cutters), cut out donuts until there isn't any dough left.
- Place the donuts on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray, about 2 inches apart.
- Cover with a clean towel and allow to sit for 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake for 7 minutes until lightly golden brown. Do not overbake.
- Remove the donuts and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Place melted butter in shallow bowl. Mix sugar and cinnamon together.
- Dip the donuts halfway into the butter, then immediately into the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Allow to set an additional 5 minutes and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition calculated using generic ingredients and Spark People's recipe nutrition calculator. Please recalculate using your specific ingredients.
I love this idea! I think this might be the first version that I have come across, that bakes an actual yeast doughnut 🙂 I will definitely give these a try!
You are a better woman than I am! I could never take the time to make those – but they look fantastic!! I will have to wait for Fall and warm apple cider donuts – YUM:-)