Vanilla Sourdough Doughnuts with Cinnamon Sugar
Total Time: 08h 20m
Hands-on Time: 00h 20m
Makes: 12 servings
Just when you thought homemade doughnuts couldn’t get any better! From the sourdough base to the tender, vanilla-infused dough to the cinnamon sugar topping, these made-from-scratch doughnuts will take you to a new level of doughnut bliss. And there’s an added bonus — they’re baked!
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Ingredients
- For the Sourdough Starter:
- 3 tablespoons sourdough starter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup water
- For the Doughnuts:
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup Frontier Co-op® Organic Cane Sugar
- 1½ teaspoons Frontier Co-op® Aluminum-Free Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Sea Salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon Frontier Co-op® Vanilla Extract
- For the Topping:
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op® Ground Vietnamese Cinnamon
Directions
- In a small bowl, add sugar and cinnamon, stirring to combine.
- Cover lightly and let sit for at least 8 hours. Mixture should be bubbly.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- To the bowl of starter, add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
- Grease 12 doughnut pan molds well. Fill each doughnut mold about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 12 minutes, until doughnuts spring back when touched and bottom is golden. Remove from the oven and let sit briefly.
- In a small bowl, mix together starter, flour and water.
- While doughnuts are still hot, add one doughnut to bowl and toss in sugar mixture until well coated. Place on waxed or parchment paper to cool. Repeat with remaining doughnuts.
- If cooling the doughnuts before adding the cinnamon/sugar, melt ¼ cup of butter and dip each doughnut in the warm butter before adding sugar mixture.
- For a more mellow, true cinnamon flavor, use our Ceylon Cinnamon in place of the Vietnamese.