Baked buttermilk doughnuts

By barbsjustagirl

1 plain doughnut: 140 calories, 3 grams fat, 3 grams protein, 13 grams sugar, 1 gram fiber

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk (1%)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 Tbsp melted butter
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 425. Lightly coat a doughnut pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine flours and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
3. Combine buttermilk, eggs, honey, butter and vanilla; stirring well with a whisk. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; whisk just until combined.
4. Spoon batter into doughnut pans, filling two-thirds full. Bake in middle of oven until doughnuts spring back when touched and are golden on bottom (about 8 minutes). Let cool in pan slightly (about 4 minutes); turn out. Coat with toppings, if desired.

Used Wilton doughnut pan

Toppings: Drizzle melted bittersweet chocolate, lemon glaze or cinnamon/sugar