Candied Orange Donuts

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings: donuts

Calories: 247kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

The combination of chocolate and orange is often found in holiday baking, and oranges have quite a history when it comes to being a staple in most Christmas traditions. Candied Orange Donuts is the dessert you didn't know you needed this Christmas!

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Ingredients

For the Donut

2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup candied orange peel, finely chopped
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons orange extract

For the Glaze

3 cups confectioner's sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoons orange extract
2-3 tablespoons milk
5 candied orange slices, quartered

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Lightly spray a donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the milk, sour cream and eggs.
Next, beat in the butter, vegetable oil, and orange extract.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, orange peel, and orange zest. Beat into the wet ingredients.
Dump the entire batter into a large Ziploc bag. Cut one of the lower corners off the bag, and in a circular pattern, fill the donut pan about 3/4 way full. Tap the pan firmly on the kitchen counter to get the batter to settle into the pan.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool.
When the donuts have fully cooled, whisk together the confectioner's sugar, cocoa, orange extract, and milk until the icing is smooth and consistent.
Dip the donut, top side down, into the icing. Lightly shake the excess icing off the donut, or gently drag the iced part of the donut over the rim of the icing bowl.
Place the glazed donut onto a wire cooling rack and place a quarter candied orange slice in the middle.
Allow glaze to firm up. Garnish with fresh orange zest before serving. Enjoy!

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