Pumpkin Donuts~Blogtoberfest 2012 Day 26

Hi Friends,
My friend, Meeling, from The Hairy Peach, posted a picture of pumpkin donuts on Facebook a couple of weeks ago.  She had made them and they looked soooo good.  I was really happy when she posted the recipe on her blog a few days later.

I made them last weekend and they were even better than they looked!  Here is Meeling's recipe.  I made a couple of changes.  I didn't have ginger so I used ground ginger.  I also added ground cloves.

Doughnuts

(Yields 12 donuts) 

  A scant 2 cups of all purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder - not leveled off

Pinch of salt

1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Freshly grated nutmeg - about 1 teaspoon

Freshly grated ginger - about 1/2 teaspoon

Pinch of Allspice

(just a note that you could probably substitute Pumpkin Pie Spice for all the spices if wanted)

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup brown sugar - not packed

1 egg

  2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  Approx 1 cup canned pumpkin 

(I doubled my recipe and used a full 15 oz can)

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350º F

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices and set aside. 

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; 

whisk oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin, and milk/cream until combined. 

Add the dry ingredients gradually and stir slowly until combined. 

  Scrape batter in to a pastry bag or a 1 gallon zip bag with a corner cut off.

Fill each doughnut cup about 3/4 full with the batter.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until donuts spring back when gently pressed. 

Turn donuts on to a wire rack and allow to cool for a few minutes. 

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

(optional - but I mean really, why wouldn't you)

1/2 stick of unsalted butter melted

1/3 cup sugar

Cinnamon to taste - Approx 1 Tablespoon

Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. 

While doughnuts are still warm, brush with melted butter and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.

 

Have a great weekend and if you're on the east coast, BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES!!!!

xo Annette xo