Baked Lemon Donuts

These Baked Lemon Donuts have a light and cake light texture that’s delicious and perfect to serve with a cup of coffee!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 298kcal

Author Nancy Piran

Equipment

Chef'n (Lemon) FreshForce Citrus Juicer, 10.25 long
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OXO Good Grips 11-Inch Balloon Whisk

Ingredients

FOR THE DONUTS:
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 large eggs
⅓ cup lemon juice
⅔ cup milk
½ cup oil
FOR THE ICING:
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease a silicone or metal donut pan and set aside.
In a bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and lemon zest.
Form a well in the center and add the eggs, lemon juice, oil and milk.
Slowly, with the help of a spoon, fold the wet ingredients into the dry ones, mixing until everything is just combined.
Spoon the batter into the donut pan and take to the oven. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until done. Remove from the oven and from the pan and let them cool down completely on a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, prepare the icing. In a small bowl combine the confectioners sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon heavy cream until thick and smooth. Add additional tablespoons lemon juice and heavy cream if needed.
Dip each donut into the icing, turning to evenly coat. Let them dry out in the cooling rack for a couple of minutes before serving. ENJOY!

Notes

** The thickness of your donut will depend on which size donut pan you use. If the well of the pan is less than 3 inches thick, the cook time will be decreased some.

** When making the icing, it's always best to start off with just a little liquid and then slowly add till you get a thick consistency.

** When placing mixture into donut pan, I like to pipe mine in using a plastic bag. It helps control the amount that goes into each well and is less messy!

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