Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

It's Sunday night which means .... we had breakfast for dinner.  I don't normally blog our meals this quickly but I'm taking full advantage of having an extra day in my weekend and blogging our Sunday dinner instead of packing lunches tonight.  

I got some new donut pans for Christmas and tonight was the perfect night to put them to good use.  I love these baked cinnamon sugar donuts.  They literally take less than 25 minutes (including baking time) from start to finish. They are really delicious and they're much healthier than regular donuts.  (Only 2 Tablespoons of butter in 10 donuts!!)  Baked donuts are a great way to enjoy the delicious breakfast treat without all the fat and calories. 

Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
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• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp melted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• For topping:
• 1 Tbsp melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon (mixed together)

Combine flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. 

Whisk together 1 T. butter, egg and vanilla.

Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just until blended.

Scoop batter into a ziploc bag and trim off corner. 

Squeeze batter into a greased donut pan.  

Bake 11 minutes at 375.

Remove from pan. 

​Mix together sugar and cinnamon and melt 1 T. butter. Brush each warm donut with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.  

So enjoying my Sunday evening AND the fact that no one has to get up for work or school tomorrow.  Ahhhh.  Long weekends are the best.  (Baked cinnamon sugar donuts make them even sweeter.)  

Ciao!

Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts