Baked Strawberry Donuts

Hi.

Donuts. That's all I have to say. Donuts.

BOO-TO-THE-YAH.

All donuts are good donuts, though I admit to strongly favoring Boston Creme. I haven't quite put forth the effort to learn how to make them, so instead I get by with baked donuts. All of the baked donuts.

But especially strawberry.

They are absolutely a good choice.

(Though, like I said, there are no bad choices when it comes to donuts.)

Baked Strawberry Donuts (Makes about 6 donuts)

1/2 cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup strawberry yogurt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup finely chopped strawberries

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.

3. Dry stuff goes in a bowl. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and you'll be doing just fine.

4. In a separate bowl, stir the egg, sugar, milk, vanilla, and yogurt until well blended. Then add the melted butter and stir some more.

5. Fold in the strawberries. Note: if you want to prevent the strawberries from creating little pockets of moisture in your donuts, toss them in a baggie filled with flour and shake to lightly coat them before adding them to your dough. I didn't bother because I have no patience for these sorts of things.

6. Place the donut batter into your pan. You should fill each hole about 2/3 full.

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 11-14 minutes. They're done when you can poke one with a toothpick and it comes out clean.

8. I like these just fine without frosting, but if you want to frost them, a simple glaze works really well.

9. Allow the donuts to cool for a minute or two in the pan then transfer them to a cooling rack. Eat one before they cool off completely, though. It's there in the instructions, so you HAVE to do it.