Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnut Bites
Offering the sweet magic of a cake doughnut minus all the hassle of frying, these doughnut bites are baked in your trusty muffin pan. Then they’re covered in melted butter before a luxurious roll in cinnamon-spiced sugar. The result? A crunchy-sweet exterior matched by a tender, moist interior, just like a doughnut.
Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnut Bites
Makes 12 servings
Ingredients
½ cup (110 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar, divided1 large egg (50 grams), room temperature¾ cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted and divided3 tablespoons (42 grams) vegetable oil1½ teaspoons (9 grams) vanilla bean paste*2¼ cups (281 grams) all-purpose flour1 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking soda½ teaspoon (1 gram) ground nutmeg1¾ teaspoons (3 grams) ground cinnamon, divided1 cup (240 grams) whole buttermilk, room temperature
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat brown sugar, ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar, and egg at medium speed until lightened in color and well combined, 1 to 2 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add ¼ cup (57 grams) melted butter, oil, and vanilla bean paste; beat until well combined, 1 to 2 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition and stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Divide batter evenly among prepared cups (about ¼ cup [about 70 grams] each). Firmly tap pan on a kitchen towel-lined counter several times to settle batter and release any air bubbles.
Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 12 to 18 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
In a small shallow bowl, place remaining ½ cup (113 grams) melted butter.
In a medium shallow bowl, stir together remaining ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar and remaining 1½ teaspoons (3 grams) cinnamon. Roll a doughnut in melted butter; roll in cinnamon sugar. Repeat with remaining doughnuts. Serve immediately.
Notes
*We used Heilala Vanilla Bean Paste.
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