Baked Cherry Streusel Donuts

Name: Baked Cherry Streusel Donuts
Yield: Makes about 10 Donuts
Ingredients: ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) Thick Vanilla Glaze, warmed just until pourable; Streusel Topping; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups (10 oz/315 g) all-purpose flour; ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) whole milk; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus butter for greasing; 1 large egg; ½ cup (4 oz/125 g) granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon almond extract; ¾ cup (3 oz/90 g) dried cherries, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus butter for greasing; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes about
10
Donuts

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Donuts

By Elinor Klivans

Published 2011

About

These round cake donuts have a crisp streusel topping and cakelike interior studded with tangy dried cherries. Unlike most donuts, they are baked in the oven instead of deep-fried, which highlights their fine-crumbed texture. The dough is very soft and must chill for at least an hour to be firm enough to roll.

Ingredients

2 cups (10 oz/315 g) all-purpose flour
1½

Dessert
Vegetarian
Breakfast

Method

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on low speed (use the paddle attachment for a stand mixer), beat the egg and sugar until creamy and pale. Add the milk, melted butter, and vanilla and almond extracts and beat until well blended. Add the flour mixture and beat, still on low speed, just until the mixture comes together into