BAKED LEMON POPPY SEED DONUTS + BLUEBERRY GLAZE

Growing up in my family, Saturdays meant donuts. On Friday night, we would all place our orders with my dad, scribbling down our favorites on a piece of scrap paper: marble glazed, vanilla long johns, French crullers, Boston creams. The next morning, my dad (always the early riser) would have them all ready and waiting by the time we meandered downstairs in our pajamas.

Years later, I discovered just how easily I could make my own baked donuts, and I was thrilled. The process instantly brought back all those sweet memories from my childhood: big cardboard bakery boxes, the intoxicating scent of fresh donuts, clouds of powdered sugar, and fingers covered in sticky glaze.

While the traditional fried donut will always have a special place in my heart, I’m just not always up for deep-frying at home. Which is where baked donuts come in. With the help of a donut pan (genius), you can easily make tender cake donuts (without all the added fat from frying) whenever you want.

Ingredients

• Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1/2 cup almond milk, room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted & slightly cooled
• 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Blueberry Lemon Glaze
• 1/2 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
• 2 teaspoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• approx. 3/4 cup powdered sugar (more or less to taste)

Instructions

1. Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and generously spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium-size bowl (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and poppy seeds).
4. In a glass measuring cup, combine the milk and apple cider vinegar and set aside.
5. In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar and lemon zest. Using your fingers, incorporate them together completely. Whisk in the coconut oil, then add the lemon juice, milk/vinegar mixture, and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
6. .......................................

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