What's Baking: Baked Pumpkin Donuts

While picking up a chai latte this morning, I was tempted by the delicious-looking baked goods in the pastry case, but decided that I could make something better myself. So once home, I set to making another round of baked donuts, this time using pumpkin as the main flavor component. Though it might be in the upper 70s and crazy humid outside, inside my apartment it is full-on fall. 

Baked Pumpkin Donuts (printer-friendly version)

makes 12 donuts

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 cup organic whole-wheat flour

1 cup unbleached organic all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup apple cider

1 cup organic pumpkin

1/3 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

2 tablespoons canola (or vegetable) oil

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

2. Spray a donut pan with cooking spray, then set aside.

3. In a shallow bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.

4. In a large bowl, use a fork or whisk to stir together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.

5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the lightly beaten egg, brown sugar, pumpkin, apple cider, Greek yogurt, and canola oil.

6. Carefully pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to ensure that all the dry ingredients are incorporated into the batter.

7. Spoon the dough into each cavity in the donut pan; do not overfill.

8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the donuts are set and spring back when gently touched.

9. Remove the donuts from the pan and immediately dip each donut into the cinnamon-sugar mixture, one at a time. Use a spoon to ensure the donut is evenly coated in the cinnamon sugar.

10. Serve the donuts while still warm.