Blood Orange Baked Donuts

Yields: 34 donuts

These bright and citrusy Blood Orange Baked Donuts are soft, fluffy, and bursting with fresh blood orange flavor. Finished with a vibrant blood orange glaze and black sesame seed garnish, they're a beautiful treat for brunch, dessert, or an afternoon break. 

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Donuts:

• 2 cups Anita’s Organic Cake and Pastry flour
• 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 4 tbsp butter (or non-dairy butter), melted
• ⅔ cup cane sugar
• ½ cup oat milk
• ⅓ cup coconut yogurt
• 2 tbsp blood orange zest
• 1 tbsp blood orange juice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs or equivalent egg substitute 
  

Glaze:

• 2 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3-5 tbsp blood orange juice
• Black sesame seeds for garnish 
  

1. Grease your donut pan and preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and black sesame seeds in a large bowl and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl whisk together butter and sugar until fluffy. Whisk in yogurt, milk, eggs or equivalent egg substitute, blood orange zest, blood orange juice, and vanilla.
4. Stir in wet ingredients to the dry until just combined.
5. Pipe batter into donut pan, filling no more than 2/3 - 3/4 of the way full.
6. Bake for 11-14 minutes and transfer to wire cooling rack.
   While the donuts cool make the glaze. Start by juicing blood oranges and strain out the pulp.
7. In a medium bowl whisk together sifted powdered sugar and orange juice, mixing until smooth. Add more sugar if you prefer a thicker glaze.
8. Dip the top of the donuts in the glaze then turn right side up and place of the cooling rack to let glaze drip down the sides and settle. Double dip once the glaze is handed if you would like a thicker, more opaque finish.