Last month... or I think it was last month's O Magazine had a recipe for baked strawberry donuts in it. Of course if the Mighty O recommended this treat I had to make it. So I pulled out my donut pan and got to work. I did tweak it a bit. The recipe included a strawberry glaze but I wanted something more decadent so I made a chocolate glaze.

The donut recipe itself was pretty simple.

2c flour
1c sugar
1tsp. baking soda
1tsp. kosher salt
1c veggie oil
3/4c buttermilk
1tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1tsp. vinegar
1/2c strawberries, finely chopped

Preheat the over at 375, oil your donut pan with PAM/spray oil. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients and whisk together. In another bowl stir together wet ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, stirring slowly until just combined.

Fold in the strawberries and divide into your donut pan. Bake approx. 12 min. Makes 2 dozen donuts.






The recipe for the glaze was a little confectioner's sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and milk whisked together. Once donuts are cool dip them into the glaze and set on a cooling rack to set.







Overall these donuts were delicious. I gave some to family and friends and got great reviews. The mighty O was right once again! The one thing that kinda bothered me is how light and fluffy they were. I know you're thinking, "But Neo Griot... isn't that a good thing?!" Not in my opinion. I like a nice moist dense donut. Like the kind you get at the county fair. So I'm going to try and play with the flour/baking soda ratio to get the weight I like. Also, next time I think I'll try a new flavor combo. Inspired by my recent trip to Do Rite in Chicago I might add some lemon zest to the donut batter, make a lemon glaze, and top with toasted pistachios!