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Baked Blueberry Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts.

Tender baked doughnuts swirled with blueberry jam and fresh blueberries, brushed with butter and coated in cinnamon-sugar.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoonssalted butter melted
  • 1/3 cupwhole milk at room temperature or milk of choice
  • 1/4 cupplain Greek yogurt
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  • 1/4 cupgranulated sugar
  • 1 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoonkosher salt
  • 1/4-1/3 cupblueberry jam
  • 2 tablespoonsfresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
  • 3/4-1 teaspoonground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoonssalted butter melted

Equipment

  • doughnut pan or muffin pan
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Zip-top Bag
  • Knife
  • Cooling rack

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Melt the 2 tablespoons salted butter; use about 1 teaspoon of it to grease a 6-cup doughnut pan (or a 12-cup muffin pan) and set the remaining melted butter aside for the batter.
  2. In a large bowl whisk together the reserved melted butter, 1/3 cup whole milk (room temperature), 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 large egg (room temperature), 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until smooth and combined.
  3. In a separate bowl whisk together 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined (do not overmix).
  4. Fold 2 tablespoons fresh or frozen blueberries into the batter.
  5. Measure 1/4–1/3 cup blueberry jam (use 1/4 cup for lighter streaks or 1/3 cup for more color). Dollop tablespoon-size amounts of the jam into the batter and fold only 2–3 times so you keep streaks of jam rather than fully incorporating it.
  6. Spoon the batter into a zip-top bag, snip a 3/4-inch corner, and pipe the batter into the prepared doughnut pan, filling each cup 1/2 to 2/3 full. (If using a muffin pan, fill each cup about 2/3 full.)
  7. Bake in the preheated oven: 10 minutes for a doughnut pan, or 10–12 minutes for a muffin pan. Bake until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the cake portion comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  8. Remove the pan from the oven and let sit 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around the edges of each cup to loosen any berries that may have stuck, then invert the doughnuts onto a cooling rack. If you have more batter than fits in your pan, repeat filling and baking with the remaining batter.
  9. While the doughnuts cool until warm (not hot), combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 3/4–1 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Melt the 4 tablespoons salted butter and keep it warm for brushing.
  10. Working one doughnut at a time, brush the top and sides with the melted 4 tablespoons salted butter, then dip or toss the doughnut in the cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat. Place coated doughnuts back on the cooling rack and repeat with the remaining doughnuts.
  11. Let the coated doughnuts set for a minute, then serve.