Blood Orange Olive Oil Baked Donuts
Course: DessertDifficulty: EasyServings
6
donutsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesIngredients
- For the donuts
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 ¼ tsp baking powder
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup AOOC Blood Orange Olive Oil (you could also use Mani Orange or just an EVOO)
½ cup milk (or milk alternative)
¼ cup orange juice
1 ½ teaspoon AOOC Cara-Cara Orange & Vanilla Balsamic
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 orange & zest
- For the frosting
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp orange juice
- Other
6-hole doughnut pan
cooling rack
Directions
- For donuts
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Drizzle a 6-hole doughnut pan with Blood Orange Olive Oil
- Put flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar into a bowl.
- In another small bowl combine the Blood Orange Olive Oil, milk, orange juice, Cara-Cara Orange & Vanilla Balsamic, vanilla extract and orange zest.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir until combined and you can no longer see any dry flour. Do not over mix.
- Spoon carefully into the doughnut pan. Fill to the top and gently clear the middle area of batter.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- Leave in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack nd allow to cool completely.
- Orange Decoration
- Line a small baking tray with parchment paper. Lay the orange pieces on the tray and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes or until the sugar has melted completely and is bubbling. Remove and allow to cool completely. They will still be slightly moist, but chewy.
- For frosting
- Gradually add the orange juice to the powdered sugar stirring well in between each addition. Stop when it reaches a very thick white frosting.
- Top each donut with a drizzle of frosting and a small wedge of the baked orange.
Notes
- Recipe credit: A Virtual Vegan
