Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts

By efriend

Ingredients

• 3 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 package of active yeast
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 6 tbsp melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of buttermilk
• For the topping
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 - 2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup of melted butter

Preparation

Step 1

combine the flour, sugar,yeast, salt, and nutmeg
mix in the egg and buttermilk
gradually pour in the melted butter
knead with the dough hook until you have a smooth ball
{about 5 minutes}
cover and let rise for about an hour
{the dough will NOT double in size}
on a lightly floured surface roll out the dough
{about 1/4 inch}
cut into doughnuts
place the doughnuts on a parchment lined baking sheet
{you should have 12 doughnuts and the holes}
cover and let rise for 30 - 45 minutes
bake @350 for 12 minutes
while they are baking melt the 1/2 cup of butter
combine the cup of sugar with the cinnamon
once the doughnust are cool enough to handle,dip them in the butter, and then roll in the cinnamon/ sugar