Name: Lemon Doughnuts with Pistachios
Yield: Makes about 16, 3 ″ doughnuts
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ cup toasted pistachios, chopped (optional); ½ cup plain Greek yogurt or other whole milk yogurt; ¼ teaspoon salt; Zest and juice of 1 lemon; Nonstick cooking spray; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ⅓ cup whole milk; ⅓ cup buttermilk; ½ cup granulated sugar; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; 1 large egg; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; Zest of 1 lemon; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
16
, 3 ″ doughnuts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Doughnut Cookbook

By Williams Sonoma

Published 2016

About

You can use supermarket lemons—Lisbon or Eureka variety—for both the doughnut batter and the glaze, but if you prefer a less tart, more floral flavor, look for Meyer lemons at a farmers’ markets or specialty stores.

Ingredients

For the Doughnuts

Nonstick cooking spray
½ cup granulated sugar
Zest and juice of 1

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

To make the doughnuts, preheat the oven to 375°F. Coat the wells of a doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and lemon zest. Using your fingertips, rub the zest into the sugar. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking po

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