
These are a healthier alternative to deep fried donuts as they are oven baked and as this recipe is not using a yeast dough, they are very quick to prepare.
You will need a doughnut ring baking tin or doughnut silicon mould for this recipe
METHOD
- Preheat oven - Fan Forced- 170 C - If your oven has the capability add 1 burst of steam at the beginning of the cooking process .
- Sift dry ingredients.
- Whisk sugar and egg until light and fluffy.
- Add yoghurt, melted butter, milk and vanilla to the egg and sugar. Mix in dry ingredients, being careful not to over mix. Mix until just combined.
- Spray doughnut tin with baking spray.
- Put doughnut batter into a piping bag without a nozzle.
- Pipe the doughnut batter until each round is 2/3 full.
- Once oven has reached 170 C, place doughnuts tins into the preheated oven and press the tick icon. Cook until doughnuts bounce back approx. 14 minutes - cooking time will depend on size of donut mould.
- Whilst donuts are cooking, prepare glaze by mixing sifted icing sugar and milk together until smooth. If you desire a thinner consistency add half a tsp of milk at a time and for a thicker consistency add more icing sugar, a spoonful at a time.
- Add a couple of drops of food colouring to the icing. You can always add more so just add 1 or 2 drops at a time. Food gels work best as they do not alter the consistency.
- Once doughnuts are cooked, remove from donut baking tin and dip donuts in castor sugar / cinnamon mix. After cooling briefly spoon over glaze and sprinkles.
Yeilds 9 medium or 12 small doughnuts
200 gm flour, plain
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
pinch salt
1 egg, # 7
100 gm castor sugar
150 gm Greek yoghurt, plain
50 gm butter melted
100 ml milk, full fat
1 tsp vanilla essence
baking spray
extra cinnamon and castor sugar mixed for dipping
Glaze -
1 Cup icing sugar, sifted
2 T milk
Food colouring / sprinkles