suemunzlinger's Recipe

Baked Donuts

Category: Desserts

3/4 cups Warm Milk
1 packet Active Dry Yeast
1 tbsp. Unsalted Butter
1/3 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
Pinch of Nutmeg
1/2 tsp. Salt


For the Glaze
Enough to glaze all the doughnuts
3/4 cup Milk
1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
2 cups powdered Sugar


For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping
Enough to cover all of the doughnuts
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 tbsp. Cinnamon


To make the dough, place 1/4 cup of the warm milk in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk. Let sit for 5 minutes.


In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of milk with the sugar and butter. Add it to the yeast mixture.
Stir to combine. Add the egg and stir until incorporated.
Add the flour, nutmeg, and salt and stir until the dough starts to form.
. If the dough is too sticky, slowly add more flour until it is no longer sticky.


Transfer to the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic and has formed a ball. Place the dough ball in a large lightly greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.


Once the dough has risen, roll it out on a lightly floured surface until 1/2 inch thick. Using a donut cutter (if you do not have a donut cutter, you can use 2 biscuit cutters 1 that is about 3 inches, and the other that is about 2 inches for the inner circle) cut out the donuts until you have no dough left. If desired you can gather up the scraps into a ball and roll it out and cut out more donuts. I prefer not too because I feel the dough becomes too tough.


Place the donuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, about 2 inches apart. Cover with a clean towel and let sit for about 45 minutes.


Preheat the oven 375 degrees F.


Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 7-8 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Be careful to not overbake these. You want them to be light inside. Let the donuts cool for about 5 minutes until ready to top with either the glaze or cinnamon sugar topping


While the donuts are cooling make the glaze and/or cinnamon sugar glaze. Each recipe makes enough to cover all the donuts. I made a half recipe of each and topped half of the donuts with each topping. Or you can choose to just do one of topping for all the donuts.


To make the glaze, combine the milk and the vanilla in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until just warmed. Slowly add in the confectioners sugar and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Remove the glaze from the heat and place over a bowl of warm water.


To glaze the donuts, dip them halfway into the glaze and place on a draining/cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sprinkles if desired. Let set for about 10 minutes.


To make the cinnamon sugar topping, melt the butter in a saucepan or a microwave, and place in a small bowl. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl.


To top the donuts with cinnamon sugar, dip the halfway into the melted butter. Then dip them into the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Set on a draining/cooling rack to set, about 5 minutes.

Better for you then frying

Don't forget to bake the donut holes, too.