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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
Amanda Nehls says
Yummy! Mmm…these sound so delicious! I can’t wait to try them! I think I’ve been reading your blog for at least 6 months now and I’m so glad I found you! I love your posts and recipes, they never fail 🙂
Jaime says
I’m a newbie, just 3 months or so. I love what I’ve seen, though. I’ve seen these little donut makers and thought they’d be fun, and much healthier than deep frying! I’ll be modifying to make these babies dairy-free, but they look wonderful. I can practically smell the pumpkin and spices from here!
Angela Ballard says
I have been following for about 6-8 months, I check in a couple times a week and have made several of the things you share.
thebeth says
Hello. Pumpkin doughnuts sound yummy. Also, no googling creepy things here; I found your pretty chartreuse (“my” color) site via Bearable Deals, one of the niftiest pages on FB.
Karina says
I only just stumpled upon your blog from another food blog, and I must say that now I will be an avid follower 😀 These donuts look amazing!
Kelly says
I just stumbled across your page when I saw pumpkin donuts… my absolute favorite!!!!! I will have to try your recipe!!!! yahhhhhhh
Lulu says
I’ve only been following you a few weeks. I was thrilled to find your site when I was just browsing through others. I left them far behind and was taken in by yours! I would love a baby doughnut maker…so cute and yummy!
Michelle P says
I literally just moments ago stumbled upon your blog thanks to foodgawker.com and your bacon ranch cheese bread. i will definitely be making that tomorrow while i have the day off and plan to look through the rest of your posts to find even more yummy things to make and try out. i love to bake and am just getting into making “real food” in the kitchen lol. So your bread will be a good starting step for me. I have always wanted to try to make donuts and this will definitely make them look better.
Jessica says
Oh oh pick me! I loooove your blog 🙂 I’m thinking it’s been at least 9 months since I started following you!!
Megan says
what a fun giveaway! I’ve been reading for about three months now.
Linda L says
I think I have been reading for around 8 or 9 months. I love reading your recipes and have even tried a few of them! These donuts reminded me of my Mom making donuts for us when we were kids, not pumpkin but they were covered in cinnamon sugar! Yummy
Whitney B. says
I’ve been checking this site out at least once to twice a week for the past six months. I love it!!! My husband is on the Paleo diet, so he/we don’t eat much in the way of baked goods. Sometimes I’ll just go crazy and bake away. This is always the site I come to for inspiration. I think pumpkin donuts are on the list for this weekend. 🙂
Apple says
*Squee!!!!*
I need that donut maker! Yes! Yes, I do!
I stumbled upon your site a few months ago, and I’ve been hooked! Your recipes have made my family’s lives so much better! I’m not ashamed to say I was only mediocre before you!
Love your stuff, love that donut maker, love the love fest!
Ashley J. says
um…yum! i am all over this donut idea…our oven isn’t working and i have been DYING to bake, so maybe this will make up for it 🙂 i have been reading this blog for, oh, about a month and it just makes me smile!
Christi G. says
Hi. I have been reading your blog for a few months now and enjoy all your recipes.