Baked Powdered Sugar Donuts Made with Whole Wheat – Easy & Nostalgic

Have you tried these Baked Powdered Sugar Donuts Made with Whole Wheat? If not, then now is the time! These little delightful Donuts take me back to my childhood. Not only were these donuts a special treat, but dunked in milk, they were even more mouth-watering! My siblings and I would eat a whole bag in one sitting!

Why You Should Try These Donuts?

First and foremost, you should try these donuts, because they a perfectly balanced, and taste just like the ones in the store package bags. Yeah, you know which ones I’m talking about, lol. However, what makes these babies better is that they are homemade with Fresh Milled Flour! And, Fresh Milled Flour means true whole wheat, and all the nutritional value that goes along with it. Lastly, these are a the perfect alternative to store bought fried donuts, because these are baked perfectly to perfection. So, these donuts would be considered a healthier option. But, of course, they are still donuts!

What Special Tools Will You Need?

Well, to make this task easier, I would recommend some donut pans. I have the ones in the picture, and they are amazing! They are the perfect size donut, not too big, and not too small. Also, I have not had a Donut stick to this pan yet, so that’s a huge win! Here is a link to that donut pan if you are interested.

I love these Donut Pans, and they are not too expensive. I prefer these metal pans to the silicone ones, because the silicone pans are more finicky, difficult to move around, and the hold odors unlike these.

More Helpful Tool Hints

Aside from the pan I mentioned, a piping bag is helpful to get a clean even donut. However, this is not a mandatory item, as you can just fill them as evenly as possible all the way around. But, the piping bag does make the job easier, and go smoother.

Also, I love to use fresh Nutmeg in this recipe, it is that secret ingredient that brings this donut flavor up a notch with a depth of nostalgic flavor. So, Whole Nutmeg & a zester would definitely come in handy!

So, HERE you can find Whole Nutmeg, and then HERE is my zester that works great for grating Nutmeg fresh!

What If I Don’t Have Buttermilk?

If you don’t have buttermilk, no problem, because there are many substitutes that will work in it’s place just fine for this powdered sugar donut recipe. So, Here are some Buttermilk alternatives that work great:

6 Dairy Buttermilk Substitutes

• 1 cup of milk with 1 tsp of white vinegar
• 1 cup of milk with 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 cup of milk with 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (my least favorite choice, you need to mix the cream of tartar in with the dry ingredients, not the milk for this option, so it doesn’t clump)
• Plain yogurt or Greek yogurt
• Sour Cream
• Sourdough Starter

7 Non Dairy (Vegan) Buttermilk Substitutes

• Pureed Tofu
• Vegan Yogurt
• Vegan Sour Cream
• 1 cup of non dairy milk alternative to 1 TBSP Lemon juice
• 1 cup non dairy milk alternative to 1 TBSP White Vinegar
• 1 cup non dairy milk alternative to 1&1/2 tsp cream of tartar (my least favorite choice, you need to mix the cream of tartar in with the dry ingredients, not the milk for this option, so it doesn’t clump)
• Sourdough Starter

Why Can’t I Just Use Milk Instead Of Buttermilk?

Buttermilk is an acidic ingredient. So, for the donuts to raise properly, the leavening agent, baking powder in this case, need an acid to react with. This is why we need to add something to the milk for this reaction to occur. So, Without an acid in the recipe, the donuts would end up dense and flat.

Ingredients For This Powdered Sugar Donuts with Whole Wheat Recipe

• 1 cup Fresh Milled Flour (128g) (Milled 2/3 cup Soft White Wheat)
• 1/3 cup of sugar (67g)
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (120g) (OR 1/2 cup milk & 1/2 tsp white Vinegar)
• 1 egg
• 1 TBSP Extra Light Olive Oil
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar as needed to coat the donuts

Instructions How To Make These Powdered Sugar Donuts with Whole Wheat

1. Firstly, Mill the flour
2. Preheat oven to 400*F
3. Secondly, Spray Donut Pan with oil (Mine makes six 2.8inch Diameter donuts, and I have 2 of them)
4. Then Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a mixing bowl.
5. Add buttermilk, eggs, and oil to another bowl & whisk to break up the eggs. (Also, If you don’t have buttermilk, you can use 1/2c milk & 1/2 tsp white vinegar
6. Then, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix just until no dry ingredients are showing. Don’t overmix the batter, or the donuts will end up with a rubbery texture & tough.
7. You can pipe the donut batter into the donut pan until each well is about 1/2 full. So, You can do this without a piping bag, it just makes it a little easier, and less messy!
8. Bake donuts for 7-9 minutes, until the donuts are golden on top, and don’t look shiny anymore.
9. Let the donuts cool for 5 minutes, then remove and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Next, after they have cooled, dust them with your desired amount of powdered sugar. If the powdered sugar doesn’t stick, then you can lightly spray the donuts with a little oil. Then dust with powdered sugar.

Fun Dusting Powdered Sugar On Donuts With Whole Wheat Video

If You Want To Learn More About Milling Your Own Flour, I have a Fresh Milled Flour 101 post. So, I Recommend Starting With That Post.

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Baked Powdered Sugar Donuts – Whole Wheat

These wonderful Powdered Sugar Donuts have that classic Powdered Sugar Donut taste! They are baked, not fried. Made with Fresh Milled Flour making them Whole Wheat – So, a healthier, delicious alternative to fried donuts.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 17 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Servings 12 Donuts

Equipment

• 2 Donut Pans (6 Donut each) This Recipe make 12 donuts with a Donut Pan that makes 2.8 inch Diameter Donuts

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup Fresh Milled Flour (120g) Milled 2/3 cup Soft White Wheat
• 1/3 cup Sugar 67g
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk 120g (OR 1/2 cup milk & 1/2 tsp white Vinegar)
• 1 egg
• 1 TBSP Extra Light Olive Oil
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar as needed to coat the donuts

Instructions

 

• Mill the flour
• Preheat oven to 400*F
• Spray Donut Pan with oil (Mine makes six 2.8inch Diameter donuts, and I have 2 of them)
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Add buttermilk, eggs, and oil to another bowl & whisk to break up the eggs. (If you don’t have buttermilk, you can use 1/2c milk & 1/2tsp white vinegar
• Then, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix just until no dry ingredients are showing. Don’t overmix or the donuts will end up with a rubbery texture & tough.
• You can pipe the donut batter into the donut pan until each well is about 1/2 full. You can do this without a piping bag, it just makes it a little easier, and less messy!
• Bake donuts for 7-9 minutes, until the donuts are golden on top, and don’t look shiny anymore.
• Let the donuts cool for 5 minutes, then remove and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
• Next, after they have cooled, dust them with your desired amount of powdered sugar. If the powdered sugar doesn’t stick, you can lightly spray the donuts with a little oil. Then dust with powdered sugar.

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Keyword donut, doughnut, fresh ground flour, fresh milled flour, powdered sugar, whole wheat

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