Cinnamon Roll Mini Donuts

By srumbel

These mini donuts combine the great taste and texture of a cake donut with the warm buttery cinnamon sugar flavors of a cinnamon roll.
from realhousemoms.com

Ingredients

• Donut
• 2 c all-purpose flour
• 3/4 c white sugar
• 2 t baking powder
• 1/4 t ground nutmeg
• 1 t salt
• 1 T shortening
• 3/4 milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 t vanilla extract
• Cinnamon Topping
• 1/2 c butter, melted
• 1 c brown sugar, packed
• 2 t cinnamon
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 2 T cream cheese, softened
• 2 T milk
• 1 c powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
2.Grease the donut pan
3.in a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt
4.cut in shortening with a fork or your fingers
5.in a small bowl combine milk, eggs and vanilla extract
6.gradually pour milk mixture into dry ingredients and mix, dough will be thick
7.spoon into a plastic storage bag and seal closed
8.cut a small corner from the bottom and set aside
9.spoon 1 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar mixture into each of the bottoms of the donut molds
10.squeeze plastic bag to fill donut mold with dough
11.each mold should be filled ¾ of the way
12.bake for 8-10 minutes until the top of the donut bounces back
13.allow donuts to cool for 5-10 min and twist before removing from pan
14.while they cool combine the cream cheese, milk and powdered sugar in a small bowl
15.drizzle or dunk donut into cream cheese frosting.