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Baked Lemon Donuts
Course
Dessert, donuts
Servings
1
dozen
Calories
Author
Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
1
cup
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
baking powder
1/4
teaspoon
baking soda
3/4
cup
white granulated sugar
zest of 2-3 large lemons
1
egg
beaten
4
tablespoons
butter
softened
1/2
cup
sour cream
1/4
cup
whole milk
1/8
teaspoon
vanilla extract
few drops of yellow food coloring
optional
LEMON GLAZE
2
cups
confectioners sugar
1/4
cup
hot milk
1 1/2
tablespoon
fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350.
Generously grease donut pan set aside.
In a large bowl whisk together baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and lemon zest.
Make a well in the center of the bowl.
Add egg, butter, sour cream, and milk to the center of the well.
Stir only wet ingredients together.
Once wet ingredients are combined, add in the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
Fold in vanilla extract and food coloring.
Add batter to a piping bag.
Pipe batter into the doughnut pan, filling about 2/3 full.
Bake for 8 minutes or until donuts springs back when touched.
Let cool in pan for 2 minutes.
Remove donuts to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
Prepare lemon glaze by combine all lemon glaze ingredients.
Drizzle glaze over completely cooled donuts and let sit until glaze has hardened.
Enjoy!
Notes
Want a denser donut? Use 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup vegetable oil