Yes, my cinnamon addiction is showing again. Many moons ago I blogged cinnamon donuts but since buying a mini donut pan on our trip to San Fran last year I’ve been going baked donut crazy!
I found a wonderful recipe on Tidy Mom’s site and reduced the sugar and upped the maple syrup. If you can’t get your hands on maple syrup I’d suggest switching it for something else – maybe golden syrup. Imitation anything – yet especially syrup – is grim and pointless.
See the original recipe here: http://tidymom.net/2013/baked-maple-cinnamon-donuts/
GATHER:
1 cup plain flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoon lemon juice
4 tablespoons real maple syrup
Topping
2 teaspons cinnamon
1/2 cup caster sugar
4 tablespoons melted butter
LET’S GET TO IT:
Combine topping sugar and cinnamon into bowl – set aside.
Grease holes of mini donut pan with cooking spray and preheat oven to 180C.
Shift flour, baking powder and soda into bowl, then add wet ingredients. Beat lightly but thoroughly with a silver spoon.
Transfer mixture to a Ziploc bag, snip off the corner and pip each hole ¾ full.
Bake for 6-8 minutes [depending on your oven] then remove to a cooling rack. Use pastry brush to cover warm donuts in melted butter then dredge in topping mix.
Best served warm.
the hungry mum 
Very brilliant looking bake! Looks very delicious too! =)
Tooting my own horn here – these were fab!
Baked not fried …. I think I had better try these!! Yum!
I’m too scared to fry ANYTHING! I’m all about the bake 🙂
piping hot cinnamon donuts are my weakness! yours look delish
Yeah, they’ve gotta be hot! Mmmm, hot donuts…
Oh, I know everyone in this household would love these! I’ve been going back and forth about getting a donut pan. Now, I just have to!
Run, don’t walk, to get a donut pan! You’ll never look back 🙂
I’m the same way. I pick it up physically and examine the pan in the store multiple times, trying to decide if it’s going to be used a lot, or become one of a growing pile of bakeware items that I keep in storage. Then I see posts like this and realize I should just get one!
I too love cinnamon but make donut holes instead. I live in Maple Syrup country and add it to a lot of recipes, not just sweets but salad dressings, breads, sauces and so on. These donuts look really good – sure would have been nice to have one with my coffee this morning 🙂
If I lived in maple syrup county I’d be the size of a house 🙂 I love the stuff. Donut holes sound fab!
DONUTS!!! OK, sorry, had to get that out of my system before continuing with a much calmer comment. They look fantastic and cinnamon is one of the better flavors out there. Good call on swapping the sugar for more maple syrup. You done good 🙂
sometimes all caps is needed 🙂 Thanks – these are very addictive. I suggest making and then giving them away 🙂
Yum! I think I will make donuts someday! I guess once I have a donut pan 🙂 Donut crazy is very good!! 😉
Donut pans will change your life 🙂 These are gooood!
Drooling over these – and yes, real maple syrup. Imitation should be outlawed! Keeping my eyes out for a donut pan.
Thanks! I’m hunting for a larger hole pan – the mini is cute but sometimes bigger is better 😉
I’m thinking that a doughnut pan needs to find its way into my kitchen 🙂
It really does – baking donuts is addictive 🙂
Cinnamon and maple–yum! These sound great!
Cheers! I’m cinnamon biased but they are v yummy.
I’ve been toying with the idea of making baked donuts for forever but have never gotten around to buying a pan–but these are so easy I could definitely get addicted to making them!
You *nned* a pan – stat! I got mine from Sonoma-Williams in SF & use it all the time.
I love donuts! I’v got to try these. Thanks!
These are so quick & simple – give ’em a go, you’ll be glad you did!
thanks! you’ll love them 🙂
Very healthy choice of doughnut version love it! very creative bravo!
awww, ta! Healthy & donut = winning combination!
Who’d athunk the words ‘healthy’ and ‘doughnut’ could be uttered in the same sentence 😉
Cinnamon and MAPLE?! That sounds like a winning combination. I can only imagine what they smelled like.
The smell was incredible, I must say [the taste was superb 🙂 ].
I may have to try these soon.
These look delicious! i agree with imitation maple syrup it’s not good!
Is absolutely worth splurging for the real stuff 🙂
Easy and baked, I love it.
That’s how I roll 🙂
Baked = yay. I’m too scared to do deep frying.
These look so delicious. And now I’m craving donuts…
ooops! You might just have to make a batch now 🙂
These doughnuts are amazing. I bet they have fantastic flavour. I’ve never made my own doughnuts but I really must. These are gorgeous xx
Cheers! You can’t beat a warm doughnut straight from the oven 🙂
These look delicious- I absolutely love doughnuts! Thanks for sharing this brilliant recipe!
Oooh, thanks for the sweet words! I hope you try them, they are v yummy.
Yet another recipe where I’m longing for a doughnut pan. I really need to get my hands on one! Delicious! 🙂
Really, you do need a doughnut pan in your life. There are so many fab recipes out there!
These donuts are calling to me 😀
Delicious recipe!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
But will you take that call, CCU 😉
My mum and I are absolute suckers for cake doughnuts AND maple syrup! Definitely bookmarking your recipe and making it for a mid-afternoon milk break!
excellent to hear! Maple syrup is sooo good – it makes any dish sing 🙂
I’ve been thinking about buying a doughnut pan…this gives me some incentive.
you *need* a doughnut pan! They are super fun & there are so many cool recipes 🙂
oh gosh, hot cinnamon sugar donuts! They look wonderful, delicious – I am going to try these. 🙂 I printed your post thank you!
Did you see my post today, Hot Fudge Cake!
Michael
These look pretty tasty!Pure baked heaven! I have to get me a donut pan now!
Thanks! Grab a pan, you won’t regret it 🙂