These are a wonderful substitute for one of my favorite foods, trans-fat laden, soft pillows of dough, also known as donuts. While these are by no means low-fat, they are a bit healthier, have much more flavor than your average American donut and are just fun to make! This recipe makes about 1-2 dozen large donuts.
Baked Donuts:
1 Cup warm milk
1 packet yeast
Two Tablespoons melted Smart Balance Butter (you can use real butter if you like)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3-4 cups of flour (depended on the time of year and your altitude)
1/8 th tsp. nutmeg
1/8 th teaspoon cardamon
Pincf of salt
For Topping:
1/2 cup of melted butter (need the real fat-laden deal for this)
1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
Directions:
1. Place warm milk in electric mixing bowl. Stir in yeast. Let set for 5 minutes. Stir in Sugar and melted Smart Balance.
2. Slowly mix in with a fork, the; eggs, flour, spices, salt and flour.
3. Kneed, using your dough hook for about 5 minutes at medium speed.
4. Transfer into a greased bowl and allow to rise for one hour.
5.Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Take dough out of bowl, roll out on flat surface and use donut cutter (or a glass for the large circle and shot glass for the smaller if you do not have a donut cutter) to cut out dough.
6. Place donuts on baking sheet lined with parchment and allow to rise for one hour.
7. Bake donuts for 8 minutes, or until they are a very light brown.
8. Dip donuts in butter and then in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Baked Donuts:
1 Cup warm milk
1 packet yeast
Two Tablespoons melted Smart Balance Butter (you can use real butter if you like)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3-4 cups of flour (depended on the time of year and your altitude)
1/8 th tsp. nutmeg
1/8 th teaspoon cardamon
Pincf of salt
For Topping:
1/2 cup of melted butter (need the real fat-laden deal for this)
1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
Directions:
1. Place warm milk in electric mixing bowl. Stir in yeast. Let set for 5 minutes. Stir in Sugar and melted Smart Balance.
2. Slowly mix in with a fork, the; eggs, flour, spices, salt and flour.
3. Kneed, using your dough hook for about 5 minutes at medium speed.
4. Transfer into a greased bowl and allow to rise for one hour.
5.Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Take dough out of bowl, roll out on flat surface and use donut cutter (or a glass for the large circle and shot glass for the smaller if you do not have a donut cutter) to cut out dough.
6. Place donuts on baking sheet lined with parchment and allow to rise for one hour.
7. Bake donuts for 8 minutes, or until they are a very light brown.
8. Dip donuts in butter and then in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
