Whole Grain Strawberry Donuts

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(from mal246’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • adapted from Health
  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup strawberries, crushed with a fork
  • Strawberry Glaze
  • Ingredients
  • 3 medium sized strawberries, puréed (about 2 tablespoons purée)
  • 1-2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.

  2. Spray the donut pan with canola oil spray. Set aside.

  3. In a bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, sugar, and baking powder.

  4. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.

  5. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.

  6. Either spoon the batter into the pan or put the batter into a large ziplock (or pastry) bag and squeeze into the pan, filling about 2/3 full.

  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown on the bottom.

  8. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for about 3 minutes before emptying out onto a cooling rack.

  9. Once cooled completely, dip in strawberry glaze (see recipe below).

  10. Strawberry Glaze

  11. Mix ingredients together.

  12. Dip donuts into the glaze.

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