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Baked Lemon Drop Donuts

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Category

Breakfast

Servings

12

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

12 minutes

This scrumptious donut recipe is packed with fresh citrus flavor and sweet sugar flavor for an irresistible combination you'll love waking up to in the morning!

Author:

Cecilia Buyswheeler-Gunther for Janie's Mill

Ingredients

• 2 cups (240g) Frederick Cake Flour

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• 2 tsp (8g) baking powder

• 1/2 cup (100g) sugar

• 1 tsp (6g) salt

• 3/4 cup (180g) plain unsweetened Greek yogurt

• 2 eggs

• 2 tablespoons melted butter

• 2 tablespoons milk (plus one more if batter is too stiff)

• 1/2 tsp (3g) baking soda

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• Zest of half a lemon (around 2 teaspoons)

For sugary glaze

• 1/2 cup (100g) fine sugar

• Zest of half a lemon

• 1/2 cup (112g) melted butter

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Directions

To make the donuts:

1. Place oven racks in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425F.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

3. In a small bowl, stir the baking soda into the milk.

4. In a medium sized bowl, whisk the yogurt, melted butter, egg, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla. Then add the baking soda and milk. Whisk again.

5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Fold together until the mixture is blended. Do not over-mix. (Lemon juice can cause instability in a batter, so if needed, add a little more milk to make a thick batter.)

6. Evenly divide (pipe or spoon) the batter into the cavities of 2 lightly oiled donut pans. Do not fill the pans completely - up the the 3/4 mark is fine - you want the donuts to puff up without overflowing.

7. Bake at 425F for 8-12 minutes (depending on your oven) until lightly browned on the sides. Cool slightly, glaze, and rest on cooling rack.

To make the glaze:

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan.

2. Whisk sugar and lemon zest together.

3. Dip the top half of the warm doughnut in the cooled melted butter then into the sugar/zest mixture.