Baked Mini Donut

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Coating

• 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
• Tools - Mini donut baking pan
• (Makes 24)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
3. In a medium bowl whisk together vanilla, egg, melted butter and buttermilk.
4. Mix dry and wet ingredients until well combined.
5. Grease a mini donut pan with oil or butter and fill each hole 3/4 full of batter.
6. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
7. Donuts will be light color and springy to touch.
8. Allow them to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before turning them out.

Topping

1. In a medium bowl, combine sugar with the tablespoon of cinnamon in a bowl and have the 2 tablespoons of melted butter ready in another bowl.
2. Quickly dip each doughnut into the butter and then roll them around in the cinnamon sugar mixture.