Description
If you love cinnamon rolls then you’re going to love these Easy Cinnamon Roll Baked Donuts that are soft and chewy just like fried donuts.
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg beaten
1 and 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Streusel topping:
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Glaze: 2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 to 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- I like to use the Wilton donut pan with six donut molds for my baked donuts. Lightly grease the donut molds or spray with non stick spray.
- You can mix the donut batter entirely by hand for this recipe.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the egg, then add in buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Transfer batter, in three separate batches to a decorating bag or ziploc bag.
- Once filled, cut a hole in the bottom of the bag that is just a bit smaller than the width of the donut shape.
- Pipe the cinnamon donut batter into the donut cavities in the greased donut pan.
- I find the best way is to use the bag. Alternatively, you can spoon the batter into the greased donut pan by hand using a spoon.
- Make the streusel: In a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Mix until crumbly and sprinkle a small amount on top of each donut.
- Bake in 350°F oven for 15 minutes. The edges will be a very light golden brown and you can test with a toothpick to ensure that they are cooked throughout.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes, then carefully remove donuts from pan and set on wire cooling rack while you prepare the glaze.
- Note: the top of the donut in the pan becomes the bottom of the donut. The streusel mixture is at the bottom of the donut.
- For the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla extract, milk and cinnamon.
- You may need an additional tablespoon of milk, or a bit more powdered sugar to achieve the right consistency.
- The glaze should be thin enough that you can easily dip and remove the donuts from.
- For easy cleanup: Place plastic wrap or parchment paper under the wire rack to catch the mess from the dripping glaze.
- One at a time, dip the top of the donuts into the glaze and allow the glaze to drizzle off a bit, then place on wire rack.
- Optional: To match the donuts in the photos, I made a very small amount of plain glaze with powdered sugar and milk to drizzle on top and give it the white contrast against the brown cinnamon glaze. You can drizzle it with a spoon or pipe using an icing bag.
