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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
Emily says
I’ve been reading/following for about two months… and been wishing for my own donut maker [or at least a decent donut pan!] for much longer than that! 🙂
Tiffany says
I found your blog just now through Jessica from The Leaky B@@b! I saw pumpkin donuts and my pregnant brain went crazy! Lol. What a cool little donut baker that is….thanks for the recipe too! 🙂
DessertForTwo says
Awww, so sweet! Love ya!
I’ve been reading your site, for hmm…I dunno how long. I guess I’d have to go back thru my emails and find when we talked about how your husband works with corn and we’re corn people too. Maybe 9 months? Can it really be that long? Anyway, glad I’m here…and I’m stayin’ (whether you like it or not, missy!) Ok, sorry I got all bossy there for a sec. *hugs*
Emily says
I have been reading your blog or about a year now…and I have been ADDICTED ever since. I love finding something new that I just HAVE to try and feed my family as soon as I read it. But most of all, I love reading your narrative. You are hilarious, witty, and corny (in a good way) all at once. I think I want to be just like you when I grow up!
Melissa says
My eight year old daughter has asked Santa for a doughnut maker this Christmas! Hugs about your growing babies, mine uncovered the truth about the tooth fairy this year and I admit that I was more upset about it than she was 🙂
Laurie says
I’ve been following your blog for so long that I had to make you a file all decorated with flowers and fluff to keep your recipes in!!
Thanks for never failing to bring a smile to my day and put a spring in my step 🙂
Jessica says
:::heart exploding::: Those mini donuts are so freaking cute!
I have been a reader for at least 2 years and have loved every minute of it 🙂
Melissa says
OMG. I was looking at this at Target last week, and I think I left a little drool on the box. Plus, I have half a can of pumpkin in the fridge right now waiting to be used. It’s karma. Or kismet. Or whichever means that I need this adorable mini donut maker, but since I can’t wait I’ll be making these for breakfast in the oven.
Lindsay J says
I have been stalking your blog for about 5 months now 😉
Jennifer says
I just discovered you throughout the leaky boob, Jessica posted this yummy sounding (and looking) pumpkin donut recipe and I just had to check it out. I can’t wait to browse through the rest of your posts!
Greta Graves says
I have been following you for about 3 months. I love that you give me permission to bake.
Alis says
I found your blog last night actually through pinterest and added it to my friendlist on my blog. I’ve already copied several your recipes and filed them away for future use. I’m excited about your blog. yummm.
Sandi D says
Hi! I found your blog over a year ago and love it! Thanks!
SueBee says
OH MY GOODNESS- really? REALLY? I have seen that snazzy little donut maker and didn’t think it would actually work. My kids would FLIP for this! I have been reading for probably close to a year now, since someone on FB posted a link to your chocolate chip cookie with an Oreo inside of it…been hooked ever since!
Wendy says
I love your site! My BFF turned me on to your blog way back when you did Wiping Up Snot and I’ve been breaking my diets, er, making your recipes, ever since. And the donut maker – awesome.