Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Banana Doughnuts with Peanut Butter Frosting


What you need,

1 ¼ cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 ¼ cup mashed bananas (about 3)
2 tsp. vanilla
½ cup vegetable oil

For the frosting,

½ cup smooth peanut butter
2 tbsp. butter
½ cup icing sugar
1 tbsp. milk, for thinning out the frosting if needed

Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease your doughnut pan with non-stick spray and set aside.

This recipe makes 12, so I used 2 pans of 6.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. In a separate bowl combine the banana, vanilla and vegetable oil.
Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just to combine, don’t over mix.

Fill the prepared doughnut pans ¾ full.

Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
Let the doughnuts cool in the pan for about 5 minutes then turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the frosting combine the butter and peanut butter in a bowl, microwave over medium heat until melted, about 2 minutes, stir halfway through.

Gradually stir in the icing sugar, if it seems too thick thin it out with a little bit of milk.

Dip the fully cooled doughnuts into the frosting to coat well. Place the back on the rack until the icing sets up, about 1 hour.

Jen of My Tiny Oven