Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (3/4 tsp cinnamon + 1/4 tsp cloves + 1/4 tsp ginger + 1/4 tsp nutmeg)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 -5 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 for doughnuts: in a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice (or individual spices), salt, and baking soda.
• 2 add pumpkin, eggs, milk, and butter, or margarine; beat with an electric mixer on low speed till mixed.
• 3 spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip with a 1/2-inch opening.
• 4 pipe onto 2 greased baking sheets in 3-inch circles.
• 5 bake in a preheated 375 degrees f oven for 10- 12 minutes, or till golden brown.
• 6 cool doughnuts on a rack.
• 7 for icing: in a small mixing bowl stir together powdered sugar and vanilla.
• 8 stir in enough milk to make a smooth icing of glazing consistency.
• 9 place rack with doughnuts over waxed paper.
• 10 brush icing over doughnuts with pastry brush, or spoon over surface.