Mini Donuts

Here it is….my first recipe post.  I am so excited to be posting and sharing with you my nut free treats!  Donuts! The only donuts I can get a nearby store are Krispy Kremes and Hostess.  I was so bummed when Hostess was out of business, but thankfully they’re back!  

A while ago we traveled to NYC and went to the Donut Pub www.donutpub.com a donut shop that was “nut aware” and did not use nuts in their baking.  It was so awesome when I got to choose ANY donut I wanted!  We ended up taking 3 dozen donuts home!

On another trip that summer, we discovered Yo Yo donuts  www.yoyodonuts.com while visiting our friends Amelia and William in Minnesota.  Peanut and tree-nut free! OMG!!  At least only 2 dozen taken home this time. :-) 

Today I made my own version of donuts using my Babycakes mini donut maker I got from my cousin for the holidays. It's so cool it has 3 in 1.  It makes cake pops, mini cupcakes and mini donuts of course.  

The following recipe for baked mini donuts was from Baking Bites. We basically used the same recipe but changed up the recipe a bit since we were using the donut maker and they used the oven.  Here is a link to the original recipe:

Mini Donuts Recipe

Baked Mini Donuts

• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Today I have my friend Kristina helping me make these delicious, yummy donuts!  These are all the ingredients we needed to make them....

First, we sprayed the donut pan with a cooking spray.  Then we used a medium bowl to whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.  

Next, we used a large bowl to beat together brown sugar, egg and melted butter until the mixture was smooth.  Make sure you read the ingredients closely (2 tablespoon of butter not the stick that we accidentally started to use!! LOL)

Then we beat in vanilla extract and also half of the flour mixture. (FYI....don't try and taste vanilla extract alone...blehhh!!  Disgusting!)

Then we stirred in the buttermilk and poured in the rest of the flour. 

We kept stirring until the mixture didn't show dry ingredients. Like in the picture below.   

We did not follow the original directions from this point on.  We used the batter right away and it did end up being sticky.  You could refigerate it a little to make the dough easier to work with.  

We put the dough in each mold and filled about 2/3rd of the way and uncovered the middles so the hole would be clean.  Next we turned on the donut maker and let it cook 5-6 minutes based on the book from the maker which was probably a tad too long.  

Next we took the donuts out and put them on a cooling rack.  I am not sure if we used too much batter but we only had enough for about 15 donuts.  

So here they are.....

Time for the glaze!  We found this recipe from Joy the Baker.

Chocolate Glaze Recipe

Chocolate Glaze

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tablespoons milk or water

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract.

We started by using a medium bowl to whisk the powdered sugar (yum) and cocoa powder (not so good by itself).

We slowly stirred in the milk (or water) and vanilla extract.  We used milk.  Whisk them together until it is nice and smooth.  

I think the donuts are ready to take a swim in the donut glaze!!!  If the glaze hardens, stir back up and you could add a little more milk (or water).

Of course, no donut is complete without sprinkles!!!

Now for the taste test.  On a scale of 1-10, I would have to say they are 100!!!  

Yum yum!!!

Update:  Remember how I said my friend Kristina was helping me?  She shared them with her family and called me the next day to say she wanted the recipe because her family loved them too!