Ingredients for - Baked Buttermilk Donuts
How to cook deliciously - Baked Buttermilk Donuts
1. Stage
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Adjust an oven rack to the upper-middle position. Spray a donut pan with cooking spray.
2. Stage
Sift flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
3. Stage
Whisk buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a smaller bowl.
4. Stage
Pour melted and cooled shortening into flour mixture and stir until absorbed. Add buttermilk mixture and mix well. Let batter rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Stage
Pour a scant tablespoon of batter into the well of each donut cup in the prepared pan. Use the back of a spoon to distribute batter evenly across the bottom of each; you won't use up all of the batter in this batch.
6. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven on the upper-middle rack until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven; let cool in the pan for 2 to 3 minutes before removing onto a wire rack.
7. Stage
Place powdered sugar into a small paper bag. Toss warm donuts in powdered sugar to coat.
8. Stage
Spray the donut pan with cooking spray again. Spoon batter in tablespoonfuls into the hot pan for the next batch.
9. Stage
Bake donuts in the preheated oven on the upper-middle rack until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes before removing from the pan and tossing in powdered sugar.
