Old Fashioned Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
A classic for a reason: these baked cinnamon sugar donuts are like a warm fall hug with every bite! This rich batter bakes into super soft old fashioned donuts that get brushed with warm, melted butter and rolled generously in sweet cinnamon sugar.
Servings: 6 donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon + sugar mixture
- ⅓ cup milk
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ tbsp vanilla extract
For the topping:
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
To make the donuts:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare your donut pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients until combined, and set aside.
- In another bowl, mix milk, butter, egg and vanilla until combined.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing until just combined - don’t over-mix!
- Spoon or pipe the batter into your prepared donut pan about 3/4 of the way for each donut.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, until donuts have risen and look golden.
To make the topping:
- Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small, shallow bowl and set aside.
- Melt butter in a small bowl and use a pastry brush to brush the butter over one side of a donut.
- Roll the buttered side of the donut in the cinnamon sugar mixture until fully coated, then repeat on the other side of the donut. Repeat with remaining donuts.
Notes
- Do not dip your donuts in the melted butter! The donuts will absorb too much butter and could get soggy - brushing the butter on the donuts will keep them firm and fluffy.
- Use a piping bag. Filling your donut pan with batter is much easier if you use a piping bag rather than a spoon or spatula!