Baked Buttermilk Donuts

Crispy on the outside and light and airy on the inside, these baked buttermilk doughnuts are an easy treat that everyone will love.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 247 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• cooking spray
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted and cooled slightly
• 0.5 teaspoon salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C); adjust an oven rack to the upper-middle position. Coat a doughnut pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Sift flour, white sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

Whisk buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.

Step 4

Pour melted and cooled shortening into flour mixture; stir until absorbed. Stir in buttermilk mixture; mix well. Let batter rest 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 5

Pour batter by scant 1 tablespoonfuls into wells of each doughnut cup in the prepared pan. Distribute batter evenly across the bottom of each cup using the back of a spoon; you won't use all of the batter in this batch.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven on the upper-middle rack until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven; let cool in the pan for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Step 7

Place confectioners' sugar in a small paper bag; add doughnuts and toss to coat.

Step 8

Coat the doughnut pan with cooking spray. Repeat process with remaining batter and confectioners' sugar.