Maple Doughnuts

Recipe by Gwen Adams
9 Reviews 4.6 out of 5 stars

These baked Maple Doughnuts bring all the comfort of a coffeehouse favorite into your own kitchen. Maple sugar is the star ingredient, bringing complex sweetness to both the doughnut batter and easy maple glaze. (It's boosted by natural maple flavor, which deepens the maple-ness without making the doughnuts overly sweet.) A sprinkle of crushed walnuts on top of the freshly glazed doughnuts celebrates the classic maple-walnut pairing and adds just the right bit of crunch. 

Prep
23 mins
Bake
12 to 14 mins
Total
35 mins
Yield
6 doughnuts
Maple Doughnuts
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Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a standard-sized doughnut pan.

  2. Whisk together the flour, maple sugar, potato flour, baking powder, and salt.

  3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg, water, oil, and maple flavor until frothy.

  4. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, stirring until well combined.

  5. Fill each doughnut form about half full; a piping bag works well here.

  6. Bake the doughnuts for 12 to 14 minutes, until they spring back when lightly touched and are golden brown on the edges.

  7. Remove the doughnuts from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes in the pan before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.

  8. While the doughnuts cool, make the glaze. Whisk together the maple sugar, confectioners' sugar, heavy cream, and maple flavor.

  9. Microwave the glaze on high for 15 seconds, until the maple sugar dissolves fully.

  10. Dip the tops of the still warm doughnuts in the glaze. Allow to cool completely before storing.

  11. Sprinkle crushed walnuts over the freshly glazed Maple Doughnuts, if desired.

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