Every Valentine’s Day my husband and I make dessert together, it’s our little tradition that we’ve been doing since we got married. We both tried to think back over the last 6 years and remember every dessert we’ve made but alas we couldn’t remember them all. Another reason to be glad I started this blog… we won’t have to rack our brains to remember every dessert from here on out!
This year when I gave my husband a list of items to make he jumped on doughnuts right away. Since Valentine’s Day was on a work day I didn’t want to do a yeast doughnut or fry them so I went with this pumpkin doughnut because they are baked. They definitely aren’t a traditional doughnut but they are really tasty! It would be a fun dessert to make with little kids as they could make any shape they want and then have fun decorating them with sugars, glazes or frosting.
It's a thick batter so make any shape you'd like!
{Recipe} Baked Pumpkin “Doughnuts”
(adapted from buns in my oven)
2 cups flour (I used white whole wheat flour but prefer soaked flour)
1/2 cup sucanat
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, soft
* Finishes: dip in melted butter and roll in cinnamon & sugar, dip in a chocolate glaze, or frost
In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. In another large bowl mix the pumpkin, eggs, milk and butter until well blended. Add in the dry mixture and blend well. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag without a tip or a large Ziploc with the corner snipped off. Pipe the “doughnuts” onto a greased cookie sheet and use a wet finger to smooth out any imperfections. Bake for 10 minutes in a 375* oven or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool on a rack and finish them to your liking!
Next time I'll get some white sugar to sugar them with or go all out and glaze them with chocolate!
