Pumpkin Donuts

It’s that time of year where peoples’ thoughts turn to all things pumpkin, including me!  These are super easy to make and super delicious!

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 
2 tsp baking powder 
1 tsp kosher salt 
One 15-ounce can pumpkin puree 
1 1/2 cups sugar 
1/3 cup vegetable oil 
4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
3 large eggs 

For the topping:

3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon 
3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted 

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

• Whisk the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl.

• Beat the pumpkin puree, sugar, vegetable oil, butter, vanilla and eggs and together in another large bowl until smooth.

• Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and beat until just combined.

• Fill three 6-cup nonstick doughnut pans with the batter so that each mold is almost full. Smooth the tops with a moistened finger.

• Bake the doughnuts until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Invert the doughnuts onto a cooling rack.

• For the topping: Stir the sugar and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Working one at a time, brush the doughnuts all over with butter, then dip them in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.