Homemade Baked Glazed Donuts

I had been trying to find a "healthy" :) way to make donuts at home and found this recipe that goes really good with the holidays because it has cinnamon and a little bit of nutmeg in it.

The best thing about this recipe is that you don't have to knead the dough, or fry them. It's super easy!!! Even though there is nothing healthy about them, you don't have all the oil in them as you will get in the regular ones. 

Donuts Recipe

Ingredients

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

Glaze
1/2 cup butter
3 cups powdered sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
6 -9 tablespoons evaporated milk (can substitute regular milk or water for milder flavor)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 doughnut pans well.

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 glaze, melt the butter and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.  Add milk (or water) until desired consistency is reached. 

 *** to make chocolate glaze, melt 6 ounces of chocolate along with the butter!***

Dip them in the glaze and set them on a rack to dry.  I dipped both sides of my donuts in the glaze, but you can just do one if you would like.

I can't wait for my husband to get home to try them and tell me how they taste or if he even likes them. I tried a piece of one and thought it was really good, but let see what the man of the house says.

Simple Sugar Cookies

I finally got my cookie press!!!! So I had to make some easy sugar cookies to try it out.

Yes, I had to practice for when Christmas comes so I can make then like a pro and with different colors. Can't wait!!!!

Here is a simple recipe for these sugar cookies:

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

 1 teaspoon baking soda

 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

 1 cup butter, softened

 1 1/2 cups white sugar

 1 egg

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonful of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets or if using the cookie press just fill it with dough and fit with desired disks. Press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

I took these to my husband's grandma, she loves cookies. I just hope she likes them.