26.03.2017

Today, I made Vanilla Glazed Baked Donuts because why not? I want to try other donut recipes that doesn’t need to be fried as baked is a healthier alternative.

I’m getting so obsessed in making donuts since the silicone moulds came. I think I’m going to spam all your feed with different kinds of donut flavors and designs. I’m so excited.

I am not a donut kind of person although I crave for it sometimes especially when partnered with coffee. Dunkin Donuts? Yes please! Mister Donuts? Yes please! That’s all there were when I was still in my homeland but now there’s J.Co, Krispy Kreme, and I’m pretty sure there are lots more.

To be honest, I wanted to make these donuts since forever. What holds me back is the allergy I had these past days, my very clingy little boy (who by the way doesn’t want me to move around the house as he just wants to snuggle up with me while watching his favorite videos) and also the weather. The weather lately was unpredictable (oh well, that’s not a surprise in New Zealand). It was a good thing that I found time to grab all the ingredients that I need for this recipe. This recipe is originally from As Easy as Apple Pie. Here they are:

Vanilla Glazed Baked Donuts

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
1 egg
100 ml milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the vanilla glaze:

1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 small pinch salt
1 or 2 tablespoons milk
Optional: food colouring and sprinkles

PROCEDURE:

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C.
2. Spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. I used silicone moulds so I didn’t need to spray cooking spray on them.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk, butter and vanilla extract.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir together until all the ingredients are well combined. Do not over-mix the batter.
6. Pour the batter into a piping bag and pipe it around the donut cavities filling it up half way or 3/4 full.
7. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
9. While the donuts cool, make the vanilla glaze.
10. In a medium bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
11. Add 1 tablespoon of milk, and whisk to combine. If the glaze is too thick, add additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
12. Add food coloring if you wish.
13. Once the donuts are completely cool, dip them into the vanilla glaze. Return to the wire rack and sprinkle with sprinkles. Allow the glaze to set for about 30 minutes before stacking or serving.
14. Enjoy these delicious vanilla glazed baked donuts!