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Baked Pumpkin Sourdough Discard Donuts with Spiced Sugar

These baked pumpkin donuts have quickly become a fall favorite in our home. They are soft, warmly spiced, and made even more tender with sourdough discard. Finished with a sweet sugar spice coating, they come together in minutes and make the perfect cozy treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon pick me up.
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Servings: 12
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 and 3/4 cups flour 220 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder 4 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda 4 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 g
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 4 g
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 2 g
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil 113 g
  • 2/4 cup packed brown sugar which is 1/2 cup 100 g
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree 245 g
  • 1/2 cup sourdough discard starter or starter 120 g
  • 1/3 cup milk at room temperature 80 g
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 4 g
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease the donut pan with nonstick spray or melted butter and set aside.
  2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk the oil, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add the sourdough discard and mix lightly until just combined.
  4. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk gently until the batter is combined and no flour pockets remain. Do not over mix.
  5. Spoon or pipe the batter into the donut pan, filling each cavity about halfway.
  6. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes or until the tops and edges are lightly browned and the donuts spring back when touched.
  7. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
  8. In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir until evenly mixed.
  9. When the donuts have cooled, dip each side into the sugar mixture until fully coated. Return the donuts to the cooling rack and enjoy!