These homemade baked blueberry donuts (or doughnuts) are soft and fluffy, bursting with blueberry flavor and adorned with a tangy lemon glaze. They are so easy to bake, require a few simple ingredients and a few minutes of your time and will beat any bakery quality donuts out there. They will beat any bakery donuts in quality.
2tablespoonunsalted butter (28 g)melted and slightly cooled
1egg (large)
1cup blueberries (148 g)
1tablespoonlemon juice (15 g)fresh
1 teaspoonvanilla extract (5 g)
Lemon Glaze
1cupicing sugar (130 g)
½ teaspoonvanilla extract (3 g)
2tablespoonlemon juice (30 g)fresh
Instructions
Blueberry Donuts
Pre-heat the oven at 350. Grease the donut pan and set it aside.
Take a large bowl and sift through all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder.
Add in the sugar to the dry ingredients. Set aside.
Take another big bowland add the sour cream, melted butter, egg, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Whisk it until mixed.
In a small bowl, add the blueberries and toss them with 1 tablespoon flour. Save some of the blueberries aside.
Fold in the blue berries into the batter gently and until just combined.
Fill in the donut pan with the batter. Decorate it with the blueberries saved earlier.
Bake for 16 - 18 minutesor until a tooth-pick inserted comes out clean. The edges and top of the donuts should spring back when pressed and golden brown in color.
Let the donuts stay in the donut pan for about 10 minute before shifting on the wire rack.
Lemon Glaze
Add in the ingredients together and dip the donuts into the icing. Place the iced donuts on a wire rack and let it harden for about 20 – 30 minutes.
Notes
Do not Overmix: You want to make sure to not overmix the batter or it will activate gluten that will result in tough donuts.Do not Overfill: If you will over-fill the donut pan, you won’t be able to achieve the classic donut shape. As the donuts will puff up they may close the center hold as well, which we want to avoid.Piping Bag: Use the piping bag technique to ensure smooth filling of the donuts batter in the pan. If you do not have a piping bag, just cut the Zip-loc bag about ½ - 1 inch from one side. Add the in the batter to the Zip-loc bag and fill in the donut mould/pan.