Baked Vanilla Donuts

Ingredients

Doughnuts

• 2 cups cake flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
• Makes about 12 donuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Grease a donut pan with oil.
3. In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and melted butter, until well incorporated.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan, filling each cavity 2/3 of the way
5. Bake for 7 - 9 minutes, or until donut springs back when touched. Let cool, once cool enough to touch turn donuts out of pan and coat with granulated sugar. Serve warm.