Cornbread Mini Donuts

Like most of the country, we've been stuck in a rainy, cold and miserable weather pattern for a while.   I found myself craving chili yesterday, and wanted some kind of cornbread/muffin to go with it.   I found this recipe on Cooking with My Kid and couldn't wait to give it a try in my mini donut pans.  

I made no changes to the recipe, though I may have sprayed my pans with Pam if I hadn't run out.  I softened some butter in the microwave and added some local honey to it, then dipped the donuts into it like a glaze. I got exactly 24 donuts, and Jake & I just loved them.    

 Next time I'm planning on added minced jalapeno to half the batch, and maybe swapping out the lemon juice for lime.

Cornbread Mini Donuts

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 6oz container non fat yogurt
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar -- added with the liquid ingredients
• 2 to 3 tablespoons butter (melted)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients.
2. In another bowl stir together oil, lemon juice, egg and yogurt. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the hole. Gently fold everything together until combined.
3. Use a teaspoon to dribble a small pool of butter in each cavity of the donut pan. Place half the batter in a small zip baggie and seal it.
4. Cut a small hole in the corner of the baggie and pipe batter into the donut cavities on top of the butter. Only fill each cavity 1/2 way and before baking be sure to clean off any stray dough around the circle so there’s a hole in the middle of the donut.
5. If making mini donuts, bake for 4 or 5 minutes. If baking regular sized donuts cook from 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool for a moment and then flip over onto a cooling rack while still warm.

Notes

Source:

 "http://www.cookingwithmykid.com/dinner/cornbread-donuts/"

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