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Fluffy Baked Snowball Donuts (Easy Oven Recipe)

Master the art of Baked Snowball Donuts with this simple oven recipe. Enjoy perfectly round, fluffy bite-sized treats boasting a golden-yellow crumb and a thick, pristine white powdered sugar crust.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 24 donuts
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 115
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Donut Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour (180g)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder (6g)
  • 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg (0.5g)
  • 1/4 tsp Fine sea salt (1.5g)
  • 1/4 cup Unsalted butter (56g), melted and cooled
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar (100g)
  • 1 large Egg (50g), room temperature
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract (5ml)
  • 1/2 cup Buttermilk (120ml), room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter (113g), melted
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar (180g)

Equipment

  • 1 Silicone Cake Pop Mold or Mini Muffin Tin Essential for perfectly round donut shapes.
  • 1 Piping Bag Ensures clean, even filling of the molds.

Method
 

Baking and Coating Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously spray your silicone sphere molds or mini muffin tin with non-stick baking spray.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt until completely uniform.
  3. In a separate large bowl, aggressively whisk the melted butter, granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until the mixture turns a pale, creamy yellow.
  4. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, alternating with splashes of the buttermilk. Stop mixing exactly when no dry flour streaks remain.
  5. Transfer the batter into a piping bag. Fill the bottom half of your silicone sphere molds just to the rim, then securely snap the top half of the mold in place.
  6. Bake on the center rack for 10 to 12 minutes until a toothpick inserted through the mold's vent hole comes out completely clean.
  7. Let rest for 5 minutes. Set up two shallow bowls: one with melted butter, one with powdered sugar. While still warm, brush the donuts with melted butter and roll them in powdered sugar.
  8. Transfer the coated donuts to a wire rack to rest for 10 minutes. Roll the cooled donuts in the powdered sugar a second time for a thick, pristine white crust.

Nutrition

Calories: 115kcalProtein: 1gFat: 5g

Notes

Tip 1: Double-coating is mandatory for a thick white sugar crust.
Tip 2: Do not over-mix the batter, or the crumb will become tough instead of soft and fluffy.
Keyword Baked Snowball Donuts,donut holes,powdered sugar donuts

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