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Lemon Pound Cake Mini Doughnuts
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Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Using a standing mixer or electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
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Add the eggs one at a time, making sure to incorporate each one.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and set aside.
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Whisk the vanilla, sour cream, lemon juice and lemon zest in a separate bowl.
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Add the flour and sour cream alternately to the egg mixture 1/2 at a time, until combined.
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Spoon the batter into greased mini doughnut pans and bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Mix together the glaze ingredients until smooth.
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Allow the doughnuts to cool completely before glazing.
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- Room Temperature Ingredients 🌡️Bring eggs, butter, sour cream, and milk to room temperature before mixing to ensure proper emulsification and create a more tender, uniform crumb structure in your doughnuts.
- Zest Before Juicing 🍋Always zest your lemons before cutting them in half to juice, as it's much easier to zest a whole fruit and yields more aromatic zest for maximum lemon flavor impact.
- Don't Overmix the Batter ⚡Mix wet and dry ingredients just until combined to avoid developing excess gluten, which would result in tough, dense doughnuts instead of the light and delicate texture you're aiming for.
- Fill Piping Bag with Precision 🎯Use a piping bag fitted with a round tip to fill your doughnut pan evenly, filling each cavity about two-thirds full so the batter rises into a perfect dome without overflowing.
- Cool Completely Before Glazing ❄️Let the doughnuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before applying the powdered sugar glaze to prevent it from melting and absorbing unevenly into the warm cake.
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About the Cook
Hi, I’m Catherine McCord. As a chef, TV host, cookbook author, entrepreneur, and mom of three, my goal at Weelicious is to be a resource dedicated to providing simple, nutritious, and delicious recipes for the whole family.
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