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stack of cinnamon sugar donuts with a bite taken out of the top donut

Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

These are the best cinnamon sugar donuts! They're super moist, full of cinnamon flavor and rolled in a cinnamon-sugar mixture! These delicious donuts will be your new favorite recipe!
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 18 donuts

Ingredients
 

For the Cinnamon Donuts

  • 2 ¼ cups (281 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 10 tablespoon (140 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup (150 g) granulated white sugar
  • ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup (184 g) sour cream, at room temperature

For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping

  • ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup (200 g)  granulated white sugar
  • 2 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

For the Cinnamon Donuts

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a donut pan with non stick spray, then set aside.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Then set aside the flour mixture.
    2 ¼ cups (281 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, white sugar and brown sugar together with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
    10 tablespoon (140 g) unsalted butter, softened, ¾ cup (150 g) granulated white sugar, ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar
  • Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix on medium high speed until pale in color and fluffy, about 1 minute.
    2 eggs, at room temperature, 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Add in the sour cream and buttermilk and combine on low speed.
    ¾ cup (180 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature, ¾ cup (184 g) sour cream, at room temperature
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until all is combined.
  • Add the donut batter to a piping bag. Pipe the batter into the greased donut pan until each well is a little more than ¾ full.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the edges are a light golden brown.
  • Let the donuts cool in the pan for 2 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping

  • Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
    1 cup (200 g)  granulated white sugar, 2 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Once cooled, brush each donut with melted butter. Then roll each donut in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Then serve!
    ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, melted
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