It’s Lucy’s FIRST birthday! Lucy is our lovely grand-daughter that I have had the privilege of caring for the past year while her parents are becoming college graduates. Like any caring parent they have carefully chosen healthy foods for her to eat. And like any strong-minded, confident person, Lucy has decided what she likes and doesn’t like. Just started liking baby cereal a couple of months ago, been enjoying mashed black beans and avocados like they were chocolate with a bit of baby veggies or fruit thrown in. She loves grilled cheese or quesadillas. Scrambled eggs has been a favorite for quite a while now – with cheese is better. Oh, and speaking of cheese – well, chunks of cheese are great. You would think the child was born with an entire set of teeth – but to this day she only has two front top teeth and one front…
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Baked Applesauce Donuts
My last post was about my new donut pan and a simple baked donut. Here is an even better, even sweeter, even gooier recipe.
Baked Applesauce Donuts
Donuts:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chunky applesauce
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk (I used buttermilk)
1/4 cup butter, softened
Glaze: I made the glaze in the sauce pan I melted the butter in.
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
. Stir all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl; add applesauce, eggs, milk, and softened butter. Beat mixture with an electric hand mixer on low speed until combined into a batter; spoon into a donut pan. (spray lightly with PAM)
. Bake in preheated oven until donuts spring back when touched, 8 to 10 minutes.
. Beat confectioners’ sugar, melted butter, water, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Dip warm donuts into the glaze and let any excess glaze drip back into bowl before placing glazed donut on prepared baking sheet to cool.
Yields: 1 dozen of sweetness
Enjoy!
cate b
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