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Banana Cake Doughnuts (or Donuts)
Delicately flavored homemade banana donuts are a weekend treat and are easy to make.
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
3
dozen plus donut holes
Calories
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
Donuts
4
eggs beaten
⅔
cup
sugar
⅓
cup
buttermilk
⅓
cup
unsalted butter-melted
1
teaspoon
vanilla
1
teaspoon
banana flavor
(Frontier does a good one)
3 ½
cups
flour
3
teaspoon
baking powder
½
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
½
teaspoon
cinnamon
½
teaspoon
nutmeg
Icing
1
cup
confectioners' sugar
¼
cup
unsalted butter
½
teaspoon
of vanilla extract
½
teaspoon
of banana extract
Instructions
Donuts
Combine eggs and sugar,
beat
until smooth and light.
Add buttermilk, cooled butter, vanilla, and banana flavor.
Sift dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and
beat
until smooth.
Chill the dough for an hour if possible - it makes it easier to work with.
Roll out about ⅓ inch thick.
Cut with floured cutter.
Let stand about 10 minutes.
Drop doughnuts in 375F oil.
Fry only a couple at a time.
Turn when one side is golden.
Fry until done.
Drain and place on absorbent surface.
Glaze while still warm.
Icing
Mix thoroughly and ad a little buttermilk to thin if needed or add more confectioners to thicken.