Strawberry Doughnuts
Baked buttermilk doughnuts with fresh diced strawberry, a splash of vanilla, and a bit of lemon zest. Doughnuts are topped three ways – a brushing of melted butter and fine sugar, vanilla bean glaze, or fresh strawberry glaze.
Ingredients
Strawberry Doughnuts:
- 56 grams unsalted butter (4 tablespoons), melted
- 56 grams vegetable oil (1/4 cup)
- 150 grams granulated sugar (3/4 cup)
- 100 grams egg (2 large)
- 10 grams vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract (2 teaspoons)
- 4 grams fresh lemon zest (2 teaspoons)
- 240 grams buttermilk (1 cup)
- 350 grams all-purpose flour (2-3/4 cups)
- 8 grams baking powder (1-1/2 teaspoons)
- 1 grams baking soda (1/4 teaspoon)
- 3 grams fine sea salt (1/2 teaspoon)
- 150 grams hulled and diced fresh strawberries (1 cup)
- 5 grams honey, warmed
- 15 grams granulated sugar
Strawberry Glaze:
- 45 grams powdered sugar
- 15 grams strawberry puree (1 tablespoon)
Vanilla Glaze:
- 45 grams powdered sugar
- 5 grams vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
- 15 grams heavy cream (1 tablespoon)
Instructions
Strawberry Doughnuts:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Spray three 6-cavity doughnut pans (OR two 4-cavity jumbo doughnut pans) with non-stick cooking spray or wipe with vegetable oil.
- Add melted butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar to large mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined.
- Add eggs, vanilla bean paste, fresh lemon zest and buttermilk to sugar mixture. Whisk until well combined.
- Add all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and fine sea salt to small bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Add flour mixture to large mixing bowl. Fold in with large spatula.
- Add diced fresh strawberries to doughnut batter. Fold in with large spatula.
- Spoon or pipe strawberry doughnut batter into doughnut pans.
- Bake regular size doughnuts for 7 to 8 minutes. Bake jumbo size doughnuts 10 to 12 minutes. Doughnuts should be firm to the touch.
- Cool in pans for several minutes. Remove doughnuts from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
- Brush several with melted butter and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Strawberry Glaze:
- Add powdered sugar and fresh strawberry puree to small bowl. Stir to combine. Add additional fresh strawberry puree in drops to achieve desired consistency. Dip doughnuts in glaze or brush with pastry brush to coat.
Vanilla Glaze:
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla bean extract and heavy cream to small bowl. Stir to combine. Add additional heavy cream in drops to achieve desired consistency. Dip doughnuts in glaze or brush with pastry brush to coat.