Baked Lemon Donuts w Lemon Drizzle
Fluffy and lemony, these Baked Lemon Donuts with Lemon Drizzle come in under 100 calories. Who says donuts have to be guilty!
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour see note
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 drops yellow food coloring optional
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Lemon Paste
- non-stick spray even if you are using a non-stick pan
Drizzle
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon warm water
- 1/2 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Lemon Paste
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar, then set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat together egg, milk and lemon paste.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until just blended.
- Spoon or pipe (see note) into each donut mold until no more than 2/3 full. Do not overfill--this rises a lot!
- Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes, until cooked through.
- Mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Allow donuts to cool, then drizzle with glaze.
Notes
The size of donut pan will make a different in the number of donuts made.
I spoon out and level flour. If you are a "scooper" a single cup will probably be about right. In a second batch I used white whole wheat flour and went with 1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon due to the heavier flour.
You can spoon the batter into the pan, but piping (without a tip) was much easier. Since the batter isn't super thick you will need to pinch/fold shut the piping bag before filling. If you don't have a piping bag, you can fill a zip loc bag then cut off a corner.
I spoon out and level flour. If you are a "scooper" a single cup will probably be about right. In a second batch I used white whole wheat flour and went with 1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon due to the heavier flour.
You can spoon the batter into the pan, but piping (without a tip) was much easier. Since the batter isn't super thick you will need to pinch/fold shut the piping bag before filling. If you don't have a piping bag, you can fill a zip loc bag then cut off a corner.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal
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