Baked Lemon Donuts
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Lemon Sugar Topping:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup butter melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 F.
- In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Add buttermilk, eggs, butter, lemon juice, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Stir until combined.
- Pipe batter into donut pan.
- Bake 9 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
- To make topping: In bowl, combine sugar with lemon zest. In separate bowl, place melted butter.
- Place donut face down in melted butter then face down in lemon sugar topping. Repeat with all donuts.