Vanilla Cake Doughnuts

I found this recipe here and thought it would be worth a try. After Dukanizing it I will admit that they are pretty good. Not the same as a real doughnut, but a tasty snack.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup oat bran flour 
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup sweetener of your choice
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 2 eggs 
• 2 tablespoons fruit puree (I used pears)
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For a different flavor, try adding a dash of nutmeg, allspice, cloves and cinnamon
Procedure:

•  Preheat oven to 325F
• Combine all of the wet ingredients plus the sweetener, mix, and set aside. Combine the flour, soda, and powder. 
• Carefully add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stir until well mixed but not too long. 
• Fill a doughnut pan, or doughnut maker to level determined appropriate by the manufacturer, usually about 2/3 full. 
• The batter I ended up with is more liquid than that shown on the original recipe, and it worked out great. Feel free to alter the thickness of your batter to meet your needs, but it can change the density of the end product.
• For the pan, which is what I used, bake for 12-14 minutes. If you have a doughnut maker you will have to experiment a bit to find what works for you.

 I topped some with cinnamon Truvia (think cinnamon sugar), others I put a bit of my chai cream cheese and some cinnamon Truvia. Both were good, but I prefer the cream cheese topping.

This makes approximately 8 doughnuts when using a pan.