Nutella-Filled Baked Donuts
Ingredients:
**Donut Batter:**
– 1 cup all-purpose flour
– 1 teaspoon baking powder
– Dash of salt
– ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted (½ Tbsp. to grease the pan and 3.5 Tbsp for the dough)
– 2 ½ tablespoons sugar
– ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
– 1 egg
– ¾ teaspoon vanilla
– 7 tablespoons milk
Filling and Topping:
– ¾ cup Nutella (8 oz. or 220 grams)
– 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
– ¼ cup sugar or light brown sugar
– 1 teaspoon cinnamon (adjust to taste)
Instructions:
1. Line a donut pan with plastic wrap. Transfer Nutella to a piping bag (or a zip-lock bag and cut off the corner). Pipe Nutella into the center of each cavity to form a ring, then place in the freezer until firm.
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush the donut pan with melted butter, then set aside.
3. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. In another bowl, stir together the remaining melted butter (3 ½ Tbsp.) and 2 ½ Tbsp. sugar. Add cinnamon, vanilla, egg, and milk, and whisk just to combine. Whisk in the flour mixture.
5. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag (or a zip-lock bag and cut off the corner). Fill the donut pan with half of the batter. Remove the Nutella rings from the freezer and place them on top. Cover the Nutella with the remaining batter.
6. Bake for about 13-15 minutes, or until golden brown and firm to the touch.
7. Let the donuts cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then invert them onto a rack.
8. In a bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. Melt 2 tablespoons butter.
9. Brush each donut with melted butter, then dip them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Enjoy!
