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Strawberry Sugar Donuts

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 12 donuts

Ingredients
  

For the donuts:

  • - 5 tablespoons melted salted butter
  • - ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • - 3 tablespoons freeze-dried strawberry powder
  • - ⅓ cup full-fat sour cream
  • - 1 egg at room temperature
  • - 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • - 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • - 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • - ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • - ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • - ⅓ cup whole milk at room temperature

For the strawberry sugar:

  • - ½ cup melted salted butter
  • - ½ cup granulated sugar
  • - 2 tablespoons freeze-dried strawberry powder

Instructions
 

For the donuts:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray donut pans with nonstick spray.
  • Add about ½ cup of freeze-dried strawberries to a food processor and pulse until it turns into powder. Alternatively, you can crush them in a ziplock bag with a rolling pin.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, freeze-dried strawberry powder, sour cream, and egg. Once combined, add in all the dry ingredients. Mix on low until just combined, then add in the milk and mix until smooth.
  • Fill a large piping bag with the batter or use a spoon to scoop it into each pan. Fill each donut mold about ⅔ of the way full. Bake for 13-15 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

For the topping:

  • Add melted butter to a medium-sized bowl.
  • In another medium-sized bowl, mix together the sugared freeze-dried strawberry powder.
  • Dunk both sides of each donut into the butter (or use a pastry brush to brush it on), then dunk and cover the whole donut in the sugar mixture. Enjoy!