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Lemon Donuts Recipe

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Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup / 1 stick / 115 g / 4 oz butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup / 100 g / 3.5 oz powdered (confectioners’/icing) sugar
  • 1 egg (US, CA, AUS, NZ: L / UK & Europe: M)
  • 1 1/4 cups / 300 g / 10.6 oz buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • freshly grated lemon zest of 1 organic lemon
  • 2 cups / 250 g / 8.8 oz all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups / 170 g / 6 oz powdered (confectioners’/icing) sugar, sifted
  • 2 – 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • freshly grated lemon zest for decorating (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven. Preheat your oven to 350°F / 180° / gas mark 4.
  2. Prep donut tin. Grease the donut pan with butter or spray with nonstick cooking spray. I also recommend dusting the pan with a light coat of flour to allow for easy removal.
  3. Mix batter. In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy for 2 minutes. Wish in the buttermilk, egg, lemon juice, and lemon zest until well incorporated.
  4. Add dry ingredients. Add the flour and baking powder. Stir by hand until the wet and dry ingredients are combined, and a thick batter is formed.
  5. Fill pan. Transfer the dough into a pastry bag equipped with a large round tip. Pipe the batter into the greased donut tin. Fill each mold 2/3 with batter.
  6. Bake donuts. Bake the donuts for 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 10 minutes. The donuts need to set before removing them from the tin. Then invert the pan and release the donuts onto a wire rack.
  7. Make glaze. While they cool, prepare the glaze. Put the powdered sugar into a shallow, medium-sized mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice, starting with 2 tbsp, whisk until a smooth glaze forms. If necessary, add more lemon juice for a thinner texture.
  8. Glaze donuts. Dip the top of each donut in the glaze. Flip the donuts over and put them back on the wire rack. Sprinkle each donut with lemon zest if desired. Allow the glaze to set.

Find it online: https://thecookingjournal.com/lemon-donuts-with-lemon-glaze/