These fluffy, oven-baked donuts are perfect for a cozy treat 🍩✨—light yet indulgent, and topped with a luscious dark chocolate glaze with orange zest and almonds 🍫🍊. Whether you make 6 large donuts or 12 mini ones, they’re bound to disappear fast!
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Ingredients
For the donuts (makes 6 large or 12 mini donuts):
- 125 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 75 g sugar
- 8 g vanilla sugar (or a few drops of vanilla extract)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 125 ml milk (lactose-free works great!)
- 30 g vegetable oil
For the glaze:
- 100 g dark chocolate with orange zest and almonds (I love the Lindt bar!)
or - 100 g dark chocolate + zest of 1 orange + a handful of finely chopped almonds
Procedure
- Preheat your oven to 190°C (375°F). Lightly spray your donut pan with baking spray or grease it well.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the egg with sugar and vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract) until light and fluffy. Add in the milk and oil, and mix well. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth and lump-free.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared donut tray. Fill each cavity about ¾ full to allow room for rising.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, or until the donuts are golden and spring back when touched. Let them cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare the glaze. Melt the chocolate gently using a bain-marie (double boiler). If you’re using plain dark chocolate, stir in the orange zest and chopped almonds once fully melted.
- Once the donuts are completely cool, dip the tops into the chocolate glaze. Let any excess drip off before setting them back on the rack.
- Let set (or not!). Allow the glaze to set slightly before serving—if you can wait that long.
Enjoy!
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