On certain weekends I usually bring the kids to the nearby donut shop where they get to pick a donut and eat it at the counter with their milk. It's a special treat they get to enjoy occasionally. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE donuts but they can be a bit too sweet and oily. My daughter would always ask if we can make donuts and I usually tell her we can't, we don't have all the ingredients and it would be too difficult. After getting asked over and over again, I decided to look into recipes to try out. I found this simple recipe that the kids and I can do..bake Lemon Donuts. They are actually pretty good! I love the lemon zest...it gives it a fresh buttermilk taste. I found the recipe from My Baking Addiction website.
This recipe yields about 12 regular size donuts or 24 mini size donuts.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1¼ cups cake flour, sifted
- 1¼ tsp. baking powder
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1½ tbsp. butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla
Directions:
- Prepare pan with baking spray.Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a small bowl combine sugar and lemon zest until the sugar is moistened and fragrant.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in sugar mixture.Add buttermilk, egg, butter, and vanilla and stir until just combined.
- Add batter to a piping bag and fill each donut cup approximately one-half full.
- Bake 4–6 minutes or until the top of the donuts spring back when touched.
- Let cool in pan for 4–5 minutes before removing. Finish the donuts with glaze, sprinkles, or cinnamon sugar.
Little Ones can do the following:
- Measure and mix the ingredients for the donuts Fill each donut cup with the batter
- Help make the glaze for the donuts
- Put sprinkles on the donuts
