Baked, Spiced Applesauce Doughnuts
Ingredients
- Doughnut
- canola oil cooking spray
- 2 1/3 cups cake flour 575 mL
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar 75 mL
- 1 tsp baking powder 5 mL
- 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 mL
- 1/2 tsp salt 2 mL
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon 5 mL
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 mL
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1 mL
- 1 cup buttermilk 250 mL
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 60 mL
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp canola oil 30 mL
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 5 mL
- Topping
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar 60 mL
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon 5 mL
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C). Spray two baking doughnut pans with canola oil cooking spray.
- 2. In bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- 3. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, applesauce, egg, canola oil and extract. Add to dry mixture and mix lightly. (It’s fine if it looks lumpy.)
- 4. Place batter into resealable plastic bag. Cut off one corner and pipe mixture into prepared doughnut pans.
- 5. Bake until firm to touch, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- 6. In small bowl, blend together topping ingredients. While hot, roll doughnuts in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve warm.
Yield
12 doughnuts
serving size
1 doughnut
nutritional analysis
Per Serving
| Calories | 200 |
| Total Fat | 3.5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 38 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugars | 17 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Sodium | 210 mg |
| Potassium | 41 mg |
