Baked Peppermint Donuts

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 2/3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Peppermint extract
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil

• Dairy

  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp Heavy cream

• Desserts

  • 1 Candy canes or peppermint candies

Found on tasteandtellblog.com

Description

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• crushed candy canes or peppermint candies

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, stir together the butter and oil. Add in the sugar and stir until combined. Lightly beat the eggs, then stir them into the mixture with the peppermint extract.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir ⅓ of the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, followed by half of the buttermilk. Repeat with another ⅓ of the flour, the remaining buttermilk, then the remaining flour, stirring just until combined after each addition. The batter will be quite thick - thicker than a cake batter, but thinner than a cookie dough.
• Pour the batter into a large ziplock bag. Snip off the corner and pipe the batter into the donut pan, filling each cavity about ⅔ full. (My donut pan only makes 6 at a time, so I can only cook 6 at a time.)
• Bake the donuts until they spring back when touched, 7-9 minutes. Let the donuts cool completely.
• To make the glaze, stir together the powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of cream and the vanilla. Add more cream if needed.
• Place the crushed candy canes on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Dip the donuts into the glaze, then immediately into the candy canes.