Orange Donuts
Sweet and a little spicy, these homemade donuts are a luscious treat anytime of day. They’re perfectly paired with coffee or tea, and fancy enough to serve for guests – but you’ll want to save some for yourself.
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup Greek yogourt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 orange zest & juice
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Sugar & Spice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F and grease a donut pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, measure the flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, cinnamon and ginger. Whisk to blend the dry ingredients evenly.
- In a second bowl, beat together the olive oil and yogourt.
- Add the milk next as you continue to beat.
- Beat in the egg, and then the orange juice last.
- Add half the dry ingredients to the wet, and fold until well blended.
- Repeat until all of the ingredients are blended together.
- Fill each donut form about 3/4 full with a spoon, or a piping bag if you have one, and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the middle should come out clean.
- Cool for about 5 minutes before turning the pan upside down to cool the donuts thoroughly on a rack.
Icing
- Beat the sugar and juice together until the sugar has dissolved, and the mixture is smooth. Add more orange juice as needed to produce a runny consistency.
- Add the orange zest, stir, and spoon over the donuts.
Sugar & Spice
- Combine the spices thoroughly and spread over a small dish.
- Brush the donuts one by one with olive oil, and then roll in the spice mix. You can spoon it over the sides you can’t reach by rolling.
- Enjoy! The donuts will keep in the fridge, covered, for about three days.
Notes
Note: Top them with either the Icing or Sugar & Spice mix – or divide each recipe in half, and coat half your batch with one, and the other half with the other.
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