Vanilla Baked Donuts With Cranberry Glaze
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These cute and easy donuts are great for the holidays, especially around thanksgiving. Glaze recipe is from sweetsimplemasala.com. Let’s get baking!
DIRECTIONS:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
INGREDIENTS FOR GLAZE:
- ⅓ cup fresh cranberries
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a donut pan and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix flour, nutmeg, sugar, baking powder and salt, mix until combined. Set aside.
- In another bowl, with a whisk, combine the milk, egg, vanilla extract and vegetable oil. Add in the flour mixture a little at a time, mixing just until combined.
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag and pipe the batter into the donut wells.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a donut comes out clean.
- Cool completely on a cooling rack.
TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
- In a small saucepan, add cranberries, sugar, orange juice and orange zest . cook until cranberries pop and a thick sauce forms. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and slowly add the cooled cranberry sauce until the thick glaze consistency is reached. If additional liquid is required, add 1 teaspoon of orange juice at a time. Dip the cooled donuts in glaze and return to the wire rack. Let stand until the glaze is set.Enjoy!
Thanks for baking with me!
~ Natalie
