I am going on a trip again with my recipe… down to the South – the land of milk, cheese and pretzels: Bavaria! “Why? Do you like to travel?” – I could answer this question easily with “YES” – but that is not the reason, I made this recipe…

Julia from Das Kocherl had a super cute idea for the birthday of her son and invited some bloggers (including me) to be a guest on her blog. Julias son Basti has his birthday today and turns one! Cool, right? Happy Birthday Basti! Julia had the idea to create a little time capsule for Basti which he gets on his 18th birthday, so he has some nice memories – or better said recipes – from the time he was little :)
What kind of recipe would you make for a boy that is one year old now and 18 years old when he is getting this? Well – I suppose he will be studying then – students normaly are a bit lazy when it comes to cooking and baking, so something easy would be best I thought. Just in case :P
So these Churro Donuts are easy to make and you probably have all the ingredients at home already. Students probably also have the rum at home :P The only thing that you need extra is the baking tin. I guess Julia has to get that one for Basti ;) You or Basti can make the Donuts with cinnamon sugar or plain sugar – or with a sugar glaze. Any way it will be delicious!
So once again: Happy Birthday Basti!
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the dough:
2 cups (260g) cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
pinch of nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 tsp. rum
3/4 cup (180ml) buttermilk
2 tbsp. (30g) butter, melted
For the topping:
2 tbsp. (30g) butter, melted
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
Für den Teig:
260g Mehl (Type 550)
2 TL Backpulver
150g Zucker
Prise Muskatnuss
1/2 TL Zimt
1/2 TL Salz
2 Eier
1 TL Rum
180ml Buttermilch
30g Butter, geschmolzen
Für das Topping:
30g Butter, geschmolzen
100g Zucker
1 EL Zimt

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt to a large bowl and mix well. Mix the eggs with the rum in a small bowl, then add together with the buttermilk and melted butter to the large bowl and mix all until well combined. Pour the batter into the molds – each about 2/3 full – and bake the first six donuts for 8-9 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit in the pan, then remove and let cool down on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining dough, so you get 12 donuts all in all.
3. Melt the butter and let cool down a bit. Mix the sugar with cinnamon in a small freezer bag. Brush the donuts with some melted butter, then add a donut to the freezer bag and shake until covered completely with the sugar mixture. Serve with some chocoalte sauce.
4. If you want donuts with confectioner’s sugar, leave out the cinnamon and rum from the dough and roll the baked donuts in confectioner’s sugar instead of cinnamon-sugar. You can keep the rum of course or drink it straight :P
2. Das Mehl mit Backpulver, Zucker, Muskatnuss, Zimt und Salz in einer großen Schüssel vermischen. Die Eier mit dem Rum in einer kleinen Schüssel verrühren und dann zusammen mit der Buttermilch und der geschmolzenen Butter zur großen Schüssel zugeben und verrühren. Den Teig in die Form füllen – jede Mulde etwa 2/3 voll – und dann für 8-9 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und in der Form etwas abkühlen lassen, dann herausnehmen und auf einem Kuchengitter auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen, bis alle 12 Donuts gebacken sind.
3. Die Butter für das Topping schmelzen und etwas abkühlen lassen. Den Zucker mit dem Zimt in einem kleinen Gefrierbeutel vermischen. Die Donuts mit der geschmolzenen Butter bestreichen, dann einzeln in den Gefrierbeutel geben und schütteln, bis sie mit der Zuckermischung bedeckt sind. Mit Schokoladensoße servieren.
4. Wer lieber Donuts mit Puderzucker mag, lässt den Zimt und Rum einfach aus dem Teig raus und wendet die Donuts dann in Puderzucker statt der Zimt-Zucker-Mischung. Der Rum kann natürlich auch drin bleiben oder einfach getrunken werden :P

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Churro Donuts
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 9
- Total Time: 40
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cups (260g) cake flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. rum
- 3/4 cup (180ml) buttermilk
- 2 tbsp. (30g) butter, melted
For the topping
- 2 tbsp. (30g) butter, melted
- 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
- 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F (220°C). Grease a donut baking pan and set aside.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt to a large bowl and mix well. Mix the eggs with the rum in a small bowl, then add together with the buttermilk and melted butter to the large bowl and mix all until well combined. Pour the batter into the molds – each about 2/3 full – and bake the first six donuts for 8-9 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit in the pan, then remove and let cool down on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining dough, so you get 12 donuts all in all.
- Melt the butter and let cool down a bit. Mix the sugar with cinnamon in a small freezer bag. Brush the donuts with some melted butter, then add a donut to the freezer bag and shake until covered completely with the sugar mixture. Serve with some chocoalte sauce.
- If you want donuts with confectioner’s sugar, leave out the cinnamon and rum from the dough and roll the baked donuts in confectioner’s sugar instead of cinnamon-sugar. You can keep the rum of course or drink it straight :P
Notes
- Enjoy baking!