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Mini sourdough cinnamon sugar doughnuts

Mini Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts

A small treat that uses sourdough discard. Tastes a bit like a snickerdoodle cookie, but it's a doughnut and that's even better.
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Prep Time 13 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 58 minutes
Servings: 28 Doughnuts
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 107
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Doughnuts
  • 113 Grams Sourdough Starter, Fed, Unfed, or Discard (1/2 Cup)
  • 70 Grams Butter (5 Tablespoons)
  • 60 Grams Milk (1/4 Cup)
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 4.2 Grams Vanilla Extract (1 Teaspoon)
  • 150 Grams All-Purpose Flour (1 1/4 Cup)
  • 100 Grams White Granulated Sugar (1/2 Cup)
  • 8 Grams Baking Powder (2 Teaspoons)
  • 1 Grams Salt (1/8 Teaspoon)
  • 1 Grams Cream of Tarter, Optional (1/8 Teaspoon)
Topping
  • 114 Grams Butter, Melted (1/2 Cup - 1 Stick)
  • 100 Grams White Granulated Sugar (1/2 Cup)
  • 7.5 Grams Ground Cinnamon (3Teaspoons)

Method
 

  1. Preheat the mini doughnut maker.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients: starter, butter, milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cream of tartar.
  4. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
  5. Spoon the batter into a piping bag.
  6. Lightly grease the doughnut maker, pipe the batter into the pan, close the doughnut maker and bake for 2 minutes 30 seconds.
  7. While the doughnuts bake, combine the cinnamon and sugar for the topping in a separate small container. And melt the butter in yet another container. Set both containers aside aside.
  8. Use a toothpick to flip the doughnuts and bake for another 2 minutes 30 seconds.
  9. Let the doughnuts cool on a cooling rack for about 2 minutes.
  10. Dip the finished doughnuts in the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon sugar.

Notes

I'm a little heavy handed when it comes to the butter and cinnamon topping. I also like lots of cinnamon in my cinnamon sugar. You can go for a lighter flavor with a little less cinnamon and you don't have to thoroughly cover your doughnuts with the topping. A sprinkling can suffice if that's your preference.