Maple Baked Donuts

Maple… a Canadian icon all on it’s own lol! Whenever I tell Kim I am baking anything maple I swear her eyes glaze over and the rest of the conversation is lost on her lol. I honestly think she would drink it straight from the bottle if no one was looking! While I am not quite the maple addict she is, I do enjoy these donuts when I make them! The fact they are baked instead of fried is a big bonus!

Sandie

Here are my ingredients. I use “real” maple syrup… the imitation just doesn’t cut it once you have tasted the real stuff lol!

In the bowl of my stand mixer, I added the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder, whisking it together.

Next I put the eggs, buttermilk (I didn’t have any buttermilk so I used the lemon juice in the milk to substitute), melted butter/margarine, vanilla and maple syrup in a small bowl and whisked it together.

I added it to the dry ingredients and mixed until well blended.

I spooned the mixture into my lightly greased donut pan….

And baked them in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

I allow them to cool before removing them from the pan.

While they cool, I whisk together the icing sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon and melted butter/margarine until smooth to make the glaze. (For some reason my icing sugar didn’t want to blend very well this time but it didn’t affect the taste)

I dipped the top of each donut into the glaze and set it back on a plate/pan to set.

Once the glaze has set I put them on a plate and just watch in wonder as they disappear faster than the time it takes to make them lol!

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Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. nutmeg
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (or 3/4 cup milk with 2 tsp. lemon juice)
• 1/2 cup butter/margarine, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. butter/margarine, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease donut pan.
2. In bowl of stand mixer, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, melted butter/margarine, vanilla and maple syrup.
4. Add mixture to dry ingredients in bowl of stand mixer and mix until fully combined.
5. Spoon into prepared donut pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and allow to fully cool.
8. For Glaze: In small bowl, whisk together maple syrup, icing sugar, cinnamon and melted butter/margarine until smooth.
9. Dip tops of cooled donuts in glaze and place on plate/pan to set.
10. Once set, plate them and enjoy!