Vanilla Bean Baby Doughnuts

By Gerry

The recipe is pretty strait forward, and the only extra advice I can give is to put the donut batter into a piping bag.  It is so much easier to fill the doughnut cavities without making a big ol' mess. 

Ingredients

• Doughnut batter:
• 2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tbsp. butter, melted
• Seeds from one vanilla bean
• Vanilla glaze:
• 1 cup confectioner’ s sugar
• 1 tbsp. milk
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 drops of liquid blue food coloring
• White nonpareils

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Doughnuts:
Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In large mixing bowl, sift together all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds and butter and beat until just combined. Spray doughnut cavities with cooking spray or brush with butter.  Fill each donut cup approximately 1/2 full.

Bake 5-8 minutes or until the top of the donuts spring back when touched. Let cool in pan for 4–5 minutes before removing. Finish doughnuts with vanilla glaze. Doughnuts are best served fresh.

Vanilla Glaze:

1 cup confectioner’ s sugar
1 tbsp. milk
½ tsp. vanilla extract
4 drops of liquid blue food coloring
White nonpareils