Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts

Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts

Spray doughnut pans (makes 12 doughnuts) with Baking spray with flour, such as Baker's Joy and set aside.  Preheat the oven to 350^F.

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten

1 1/4 cups whole milk

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined.

Spoon the batter into the baking pans, filling each one a little more than three-quarters full. Bake for 17 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then tap the doughnuts out onto a sheet pan.

For the topping:

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the topping, melt the 8 tablespoons of butter in an 8-inch saute pan. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Dip each doughnut first in the butter and then in the cinnamon sugar, either on one side or both sides.

This is an Ina Garten recipe...and I trust Ina!  These were good and easy and John loved them!  However, I personally think they were way too sweet, so if I ever made them again I would reduce the sugar by at least half.  The recipe also makes more than the 12 doughnuts indicated in the directions.  I filled my doughnut pans and had enough batter left over to make 8 muffins.  I would also decrease the nutmeg (or leave it out entirely) since it seemed to overpower the cinnamon.