Name: Baked Cherry Doughnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Ingredients: 2 cups cake flour (see note below); 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp pure almond extract; 6 Tbsp cherry preserves; 4 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Description

Baked cherry doughnuts make the best breakfast! Dipped in melted butter and dunked in cinnamon sugar, you’ll love this easy baked doughnut recipe.

Ingredients

Doughnuts

2 cups cake flour (see note below)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp pure almond extract
6 Tbsp cherry preserves

Topping

4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F and spray a standard doughnut pan with nonstick spray. Whisk together cake flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Combine buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and almond extract in a medium bowl; add to flour mixture and fold in just until incorporated.
Spoon batter into a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip and fill each doughnut cup 3/4 full. Place cherry preserves in a small bowl and warm briefly in the microwave (about 10 seconds). Drop spoonfuls of cherry preserves (about 1/2 teaspoon each) over the batter; use a toothpick to very gently swirl the preserves into the batter. Tap the pan sharply to reduce air bubbles.
Bake about 8 to 9 minutes, until the tops spring back when touched. Turn doughnuts out on a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter, allowing pan to cool completely and spraying with nonstick spray in between batches.
Set rack with cooled doughnuts over a piece of waxed paper. Heat butter in a microwave-safe bowl until melted. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Dip doughnut tops lightly in melted butter, and dunk in cinnamon sugar; repeat with other side. If you have extra cinnamon sugar, dunk tops again.
Doughnuts taste best the first day – store leftover doughnuts at room temperature and warm briefly before serving or wrap well and freeze up to 2 months.

Notes

To make your own cake flour: place 2 tablespoons cornstarch in an empty 1-cup measure, then top up with flour. Sift the mixture several times to evenly distribute the cornstarch.

Keywords: Cinnamon, Sugar, Cherry, Doughnut, Donut, Breakfast