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A delicious pumpkin mini donut recipe for all of you. 
Have I mentioned lately how much I love all of you?
I love the sweet comments you leave me here, the debates you help me settle on Facebook (such as watermelon: salted or no?), the tweets you tweet me, the way you pin my photos and stumble my recipes. I love all of that and I love you.
Sorry. I might be a little hormonal right now. Either way, it’s a big ol’ love fest up in here. I think I even feel a tear coming on. Just one, though. Don’t freak out.
To thank you for always brightening my day, I made you donuts. Pumpkin donuts, to be precise, because in case you haven’t noticed, Fall has arrived. It’s chilly out, the windows are all open, the days are getting shorter, and I’ve had to purchase new jeans for the kids because apparently they grew 14 inches over the summer. Also, my son now wears men sized shoes. He’s eleven. That really has nothing to do with Fall or donuts, but I felt it was worth mentioning. Eleven. Men’s shoes. Oh, and while we’re on the subject of my babies growing up, my daughter lost her first tooth last night. Yeah. That happened.
Cinnamon and sugar are a great topping for these pumpkin donuts
Back to the point. I made pumpkin donuts. Then I rolled them in cinnamon and sugar, because I have a serious weakness for cinnamon-sugar coated donuts. They’re always the best kind. Glazed are nice, but they’ll never compare to the cinnamon-sugar kind.
Oh, did I mention? There is more than just donuts in this big love fest of a blog post. There is a mini donut maker. For you! Er, one of you anyway.
I was shopping awhile back as I am wont to do, and I ran across the cutest little mini donut makers. There were also cupcake makers, whoopie pie makers, and cake pop (!) makers. I generally don’t like to buy appliances that serve only one purpose, but these were bright, colorful, and they made me smile. So I bought two. One for you and one for me.
photo snagged from the babycakes website
So, if you’d like one of these adorable little donut makers yourself, just leave a comment letting me know approximately how long you’ve been reading Buns In My Oven. Winner will be chosen randomly, so feel free to be honest about the fact that you just moments ago stumbled upon my site for the first time while googling something creepy. Also, please mention what creepy thing you were googling so that we can all judge you.
This contest is only open to residents of the US and I apologize for that. It’s just that the post office scares the fluff out of me already and trying to figure out how to mail a package out of the country would probably be too much for my delicate sensibilities to handle.
Enter through Friday, September 23, 2011 at 12pm CST. This post sponsored by me. And love. And probably hormones, too.
Pumpkin Donuts
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose or white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- Cinnamon and sugar for rolling
- 1/2 cup butter for dipping
Instructions
- If using a babycakes donut maker, turn it on to preheat. Otherwise, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a donut pan or regular cookie sheet.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, mix together the dry ingredients.
- Beat in the pumpkin, eggs, milk, and butter until well combined.
- Fit a pastry bag with a large tip and fill with the donut batter. Alternately, fill a large ziploc bag and snip off the end.
- Pipe into the donut maker or donut pan.
- If using the donut maker, cook for about 3-5 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
- If using the oven, bake for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Melt the 1/2 cup of butter in a small dish and mix together cinnamon and sugar in a second dish for dipping.
- Dip the donuts in the butter and then the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Store in an air-tight container.
Nutrition Information:
recipe adapted from food.com
tammy says
Today is the very first time I have read your blog – I was looking for a pumpkin doughnut recipe. I’ll try yours thanks.
Edna in Indiana says
Well how funny..I DID just find you ..not through Google though ..I started surfing at PinInterest and after blog hopping…here I am…would love the donut maker…would it be possible for you to say where you found it and the price…thanks..now back to reading your blog…this is one I will bookmark for certain…thanks for the opportunity..
michelle says
i have been reading your blog for a couple months now and i absolutly love it! i just have to have that mini donut maker!
Esther says
I’ve been reading your blogs for at least a year now! What hooked me is the way you speak/write; it cracks me up! and you remind me of my cousin, whom I’ve shared this site with (and she loves it).
I’ve wanted to make donuts for soooooo long, but the idea of deep frying them in a whole bunch of oil seemed like too much work; so the fact that this donut maker even exists = me making me some delicious donuts!
Elizabeth says
I’ve been reading for about a year…love all your recipes!
Rachael G says
I don’t remember when I first started reading your blog but it was within the past year. I’m so glad I found you; your recipes are tasty and you crack me up with each post!
chelsea rose says
love cinnamon and sugar! love pumpkin! love donuts! i just need the donut maker now 🙂 i’ve been following you for about three months 🙂
Melisa says
I’ve been reading your blog for 6 months or so, when I filled my RSS reader with all things food!
Natalie says
what a cute donut maker! I actually just stumbled upon this site on this exact post via a food blog on tumblr. any blog that features pumpkin recipes is a hit with me!
Shirley says
What could be better than warm pumpkin with cinnamon sugar?? I’ve been reading your blog for about the past 6 months and love it! Thanks for keeping us motivated and entertained! I’ve stayed away from donuts because of the deep frying so this cute little maker would be awesome. Wonder how many Weight Watchers points each little marvel is??! LOL Thank YOU for all you do for US!
Kristina says
I found your blog a couple of months ago and have been addicted ever since! My poor family has gained 10lbs. because I try a new recipe every week. Always a big hit! That cute little donut maker would make my kiddos jump for joy. If I don’t win, I think I will ask Santa for one in my stocking. 🙂
Dana says
probably about 4 or 5 months now and you consistently have the most amaazing recipes and photography of anything ever in the universe. amazing, amazing blog.
Monica Price says
I have been a huge fan for a few months now. I came across your blog when I was looking for blueberry bread – your recipe was delish!! Thanks for all the wonderful recipes and entertaining me and my family of 7 children and darling husband. I read aloud your entries quite often and we all enjoy your creative and humorous stories. Keep up the great work!!!!
Shirley says
Wonder how many Weight Watchers points in each little donut??! LOL I am so very tempted by these little gems…love donuts (and for some crazy reason there are very few donut shops around Minneapolis!)…love cinnamon/sugar, and love that these aren’t deep fried! Would also LOVE to win thie cute little donut maker! I’ve been reading your blog for about 6 months or so and love it! Thank YOU for all you do to keep us motivated and entertained!
Denise says
I just found your site when these donuts were pinned on a Pumpkin food board I follow on Pinterest. They look so good!!!