Lemon is lovely, don’t you agree? I adore baking with citrus – the aroma of a zested lime or lemon coupled with the scent of general baking is amazing.
I recently found myself with a glut of lemons after my mum-in-law gave us a basket full from her tree. This recipe only used one of countless lemons but the freshness of these lemons really lifted the taste.
I found this recipe for baked blueberry lemon doughnuts on the lovely http://tutti-dolci.com blog, a site dedicated to amazing desserts. With the tagline ‘all sweets’ you know you are in for a ride through cake-and-dessert town.
Here is the original http://tutti-dolci.com/2013/05/mini-blueberry-lemon-bundt-cakes/
I used my mini doughnut pan, which produces the most adorable baked doughnuts. I am on the hunt for a normal size doughnut pan but despite hunting high and low have been unable to find one.
Never mind – being so small means you can indulge in more than one doughnut…
GATHER:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 cups blueberries
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 180C and spray a mini doughnut pan with non-stick spray.
In a small bowl sift together flour and baking powder; put aside.
In a small jug stir together buttermilk, yogurt, vanilla and lemon juice then set aside.
In bowl of electric mixer beat together butter, sugar, and lemon zest until pale, then beat in egg and beat until combined.
Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula.
Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk mixture.
Using a silver spoon gently stir in blueberries.
Scrape mixture into a ziplock bag, then cut off tip bag and pipe into doughnut pan until just over half full.
Bake for 9-15 minutes, until edges start to turn golden.
Cool in pan for five minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
the hungry mum 
Those look delicious! I’m going to attempt to make them.
Excellent! Hope you love them.
I agree! Lemon just adds a burst of freshness and another dimension to both sweet and savoury foods. Blueberry is a wonderful combination with lemon. I keep meaning to try baked doughnuts!
I think I am a bit addicted to baking with lemon 😉 You will love baked doughnuts – so delish and no scary oil to deal with!
Oh for a glut of lemons!! Aren’t lemon and blueberry a heaven-made combination?
I’m v lucky to have a lemon glut 😀
2 of my favourite flavours all in one
they work so happily together 😉
I really must invest in a doughnut pan although they’re quite hard to get in Australia. How cute and delicious these look! And lemon is also one of my favourite flavours, especially combined with Greek yoghurt.
I hear ya! I can’t remember where I bought my pan – I am in Sydney – but I have seen similar at Wheel & Barrow. Greek yogurt is so versatile and fresh 😉
love the flavor combo!
Cheers! I’m a bit bonkers for lemon in cake.
And they’re so cute!!
Hehehe – I thought so, too 🙂
Um yes please, I’ll take a dozen 🙂
sold 😉
I love baking with lemons too, the addition of blueberries in these doughnuts sound perfect!
Thanks- it is such a wonderful mix of flavours.
Super cute! I love Laura’s blog, she always has the most delicious sweet recipes 😀
I wish I could spend all day just reading blogs – I love it so much 🙂
Looking so smooth, moist and flavourful. Love it!!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Cheers! They are very yum.
Yum! Blueberry and lemon are a great combination for a donut! 🙂
Couldn’t agree more 😉
These look and sound amazing!
Aww, ta! They are so easy and delish!
They look beautiful…I haven’t baked doughnuts before, just deep fried on the very rare occasion (very rare!). Thanks for this recipe, will give it a go!
This is soooo much easier than frying! And way less calories 😉
These are so beautiful!
Thanks so much Sara 🙂