cinnamon bun style baked donuts

ingredients:

donut dough

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon salted butter, melted

cinnamon crumble topping

• 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened

cinnamon icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

vanilla icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 scoop simply teras bourbon lactose free organic whey protein, bourbon vanilla
• 1 1/2 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions:

for the cinnamon donuts:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. spray a donut pan with cooking spray, then set aside.
3. in a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. set aside.
4. in a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and melted butter.
5. pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, whisking together until there are no longer any clumps.
6.  to fill the donut pan, use a pastry bag or a ziploc bag with the corner cut to pipe the batter into the pan. Fill the donuts about 2/3 full or until all batter is used.
7. bake in the oven for 7-9 minutes or until stop of donuts are puffy and appear dry. remove from oven and allow to rest for 2 minutes in the donut pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

for the cinnamon crumble topping:

1. in a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
2. add softened butter and mash with your fingers. begin mashing the butter into the dry ingredients. continue to combine until you can pick up all ingredients in your hands. squeeze dough together to pack everything together.
3. once dough is smooth and firm, begin pinching the dough within your fingers so that it breaks apart into small pieces. set aside.

for the cinnamon icing:

1. in a wide bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, and cinnamon.
2. set aside.

for the vanilla icing:

1. in a small bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, and simply teras bourbon vanilla organic lactose free whey protein powder, icing into a pastry bag with a small tip or in a ziploc bag with the corner cut out.
2. Set aside.

assembly:

1. dip cooled donuts in cinnamon icing. quickly sprinkle cinnamon crumble topping on top so that it sticks to the cinnamon frosting.
2. allow donuts to dry for 15 minutes, then drizzle vanilla frosting on top of the donuts. let donuts dry for another 15-20 minutes before eating.