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Powdered Sugar Donuts

A tasty and super easy breakfast, these Powdered Sugar Donuts are a family hit and will become a menu staple.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 221kcal

Ingredients

Donuts:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled

Topping:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray 2 donut pans with cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • In a separate medium mixing bowl combine the buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter until combined.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredient bowl and mix until just barely combined. Do not overmix. Stop mixing as soon as there are no dry streaks remaining.
  • Put batter in a piping bag or a large Ziploc bag and cut off about a 1-inch tip.
  • Pipe the batter into the doughnut pan so they are about 2/3-3/4 full.
  • Bake for about 10-12 minutes. The donuts are finished baking when the tops bounce back when lightly pressed. If you bake until they are golden brown then they will be too dry inside.
  • Let the donuts cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before gently taking them out of the pan and letting them continue cooling until just warm, about 3-5 more minutes.
  • Once they are a bit more cooled, fill a large zipper plastic bag with 1 cup powdered sugar.
  • Add a donut to the powdered sugar bag. Lightly shake the bag to coat. Remove and continue powdering the donuts.
  • If needed, shake in the powdered sugar a second time a few minutes later so they’re nicely coated.

Notes

  1. Regular milk can be used in place of the buttermilk.
  2. Other toppings can be used if you are not a powdered sugar fan.
  3. These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  4. We like to use a piping bag to fill the donut pans but you can use a spoon if you do not have one.
  5. Easily double this recipe to serve more people or have on hand for later.
  6. These are great for both breakfast and dessert.
  7. You can use more powdered sugar to your liking and even double coat these.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg