I don’t think that I have ever met someone who doesn’t love doughnuts and because of this fact I’ve decided to do a doughnut week. I know you will love these recipes because they are fun, easy and will make you feel like a rock star in the kitchen.

I’ve played around with recipes that are made from scratch and yes, there will even be cheat recipes. Who can blame me? In this day and age some of us barely touch side and at the end of the day this blog is about teaching you how to cook.

We all need those little black book recipes and trust me; you are about to see a few! Have fun with them, bake them with friends and even better eat them with family!

So the first recipe for the week is a simple cinnamon doughnut with a coloured glaze!

Ingredients:

· 1 cup all purpose flour

· ½ cup sugar

· 1 ½ teaspoon baking power

· ¼ teaspoon salt

· ¼ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

· ½ cup milk

· ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar

· ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

· 1 egg

· 4 tablespoons butter, softened

For the glaze

· 2 tablespoons milk

· ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

· 1 cup powdered sugar

· blue colouring gel (or which ever colour you want)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. You can sift it if you wish but whisking it also removes lumps and adds air to the batter.

In a small saucepan bring together the milk, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, egg and butter.

Cook over a medium heat until the butter melts. Remove from the heat.

Add milk mixture to dry mixture and whisk together until combines into a smooth batter

Using a large tablespoon, spoon the doughnut mixture into the tin. Work as neatly as possible.

Bake for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick comes out smooth.

Remove from the tin and set aside on a cooling rack.

For the glaze:

Place all ingredients in a saucepan over a medium heat and stir continuously until just combines and no lumps appear.

When the glaze cools you wont be able to dip your doughnuts in so place the glaze in a bowl over hot water and dip your doughnuts in.

Place them on a cooling rack as they will have some glaze drip off.

Give them a few minutes before you serve them!

-Melissa