Between all the weekend traveling to visit friends, bridal showers, bachelorette parties, and weddings, it's nice to just have a weekend home with the hunny.
Mountain Man prepared dinner Friday night as I finished up my latest cake creation for pick up the next morning and we spent the rest of the evening curled up on the couch watching episodes of CSI.
We look forward to these kind of weekends, because we don't get them very often... the ones where we can just hang out and relax.
We were in bed by 1030.. does that make us lame? maybe....or just people who take their rest seriously.
You know what else we take seriously? Breakfast.
It really is the most important meal of the day, and rightfully so.
The weekends are the perfect time for delicious meals.. no deadlines or time constraints, just waking up when you want and getting in the kitchen- breakfast heaven.
This weeks star: the donut pan.
Whole Wheat Baked Banana Donuts
adpated from Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
Bake time: 20 minutes Oven: 375
Makes about 12 donuts
2 cups white whole wheat flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 TBS vanilla
3 large bananas, mashed
2 TBS butter, melted
Preheat oven to 375 and spray donut pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and whisk until blended.
Add buttermilk and vanilla extract, mixing until incorporated.
Add smashed bananas and mix until batter is somewhat smooth.
Finally add melted tablespoons of butter and mix until combined.
Fill donut molds about 2/3 the way full with batter.
*For easy transfer, fill a large ziplock bag or frosting bag with batter. Cut tip of bag and use bag to fill donut mold.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until donuts are lightly browned.
Maple Glaze
1/2 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in a shallow bowl.
When donuts are cooled, dip into glaze for complete coat.
Happy Baking!
15 comments:
These look absolutely delicious!
You're not lame, boyfriend and I were asleep by 11:00 each day this weekend! Fabulous looking donuts, love that they are 'healthy' with all that whole wheat!
looks great. I agree, breakfast is the best and not to be missed!
also..we are usually in bed by 1030on the weekends..I love it!
All I can say is yummy!
I love these baked donuts and bedtime at 10:30- that's late, lol!
This sounds like a batch of donuts I wouldn't feel guilty about preparing for the family. These look so delicious. Yummy! I feel like a lame'o when I start getting ready for bed around 7 p.m. That's what parenting has done to me. Haha!
Awesome donuts for breakfast! Donuts need not be fried to be delicious.
I would love a weekend home with my husband but it seems that will wait until the fall! These donuts look delicious.
oh my gosh, these look amazing! how creative!
I LOOOVE THIS
gr8 recipe thanks for sharing i tend to stay away from donuts as they are so fatty but these yum yum healthy version :D
I have got to get my hands on one of those donut pans. These are making my stomach growl. Thank you for sharing another delicious treat with me, my sweet friend. I hope you are having a happy afternoon. Much love! And yes...we need to get together soon! How about next weekend?
More and more bloggers are taking advantage of those convenient donut pans! I don't have one (yet) but I really love the ease (and lack of frying) in making these. Looks scrumptious!
I love love the donut recipe. It looks great.
These are the best looking doughnuts I have seen in a while. I will be pulling out my doughnut pan to make these soon.
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