Glazed Meyer Lemon Chia Seed Doughnuts

March 4, 2014

Baked Glazed Meyer Lemon Chia Seed Doughnuts | Sarcastic Cooking

Happy Fat Tuesday!! Or as I like to refer to it, paczki day! Paczki, pronounced puhn-ch-key, is a Polish fried doughnut. It is covered in sugar and delicious! There is this little bakery called Busy Bee Bakery (how cute is that name?) by my old grade school that sells these every Fat Tuesday.

Every year, the line to purchase starts forming outside the bakery before they even open. You know that is one special baked good when people are willing to wake up at the butt crack of dawn and wait outside in the cold for it. I have only had a paczki from there once. I know, I was a fool. I should have eaten them more often when I lived closer.

Meyer Lemon Baked Doughnuts

Luckily, yeast and I became friends and I made some for myself. Heaven in the form of a pastry!

Baked Meyer Lemon Doughnuts

Sorry, I don’t have paczki for you today! I did bring you doughnuts though! And these doughnuts combine all the goodness of a fluffy cake doughnut with the health benefits of chia seeds. Throw in the punch of citrus flavor from Meyer lemons and Nielsen Massey Lemon Extract and you have the perfect doughnut, in my humble opinion.

Glazed Meyer Lemon Chia Seed Doughnuts | Sarcastic Cooking

It is a great way to indulge without really indulging. Baked doughnuts are all the rage these days, so get on trend! Make yourself some of these before you have to go on the straight and narrow and give up something for Lent.

If you need me, I will be eating baked goods all up until midnight.

Glazed Meyer Lemon Chia Seed Doughnuts

Baked cake-like Meyer lemon and chia seed doughnuts with a lemon glaze.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 Doughnuts

Ingredients

  • For the Doughnuts:
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • Zest from two Meyer lemons
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • For the Lemon Glaze:
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a doughnut pan and set off to the side.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chia seeds.
  3. In a small saucepan, heat the butter over medium fire. It will start to crackle and foam. Once the crackling stops, it will start to brown. Keep an eye on the butter and when it smells slightly nutty and looks golden, about 2 minutes, remove from the heat and transfer to a small bowl to cool slightly.
  4. In a small bowl whisk together egg, lemon extract, buttermilk, and lemon zest. Measure out two tablespoons of brown butter and whisk that into the bowl.
  5. Add the wet ingredients into the dry. Mix until combined. Do not over mix or the doughnuts will end up hard and rubbery. We want them light!
  6. Transfer dough to a piping bag or a large plastic storage bag with one corner snipped off. Or you can just spoon the batter into the baking pan. Fill each doughnut cavity ¾ of the way with batter. Bake for 10 minutes.
  7. While the doughnuts bake, make the lemon glaze. Whisk together the powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon extract, and milk in a small bowl.
  8. After 10 minutes, remove doughnuts from the oven. Let them cool for a few minutes before inverting them on to a wire rack and allowing them to completely cool before glazing them.
  9. Dip each doughnut into the glaze about ¼ of the way down, invert, and then place on a wire rack to set.
  10. Doughnuts are best the same day but good up for up to 2 days.

Baked Meyer Lemon Chia Seed Doughnuts | Sarcastic Cooking

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  • Stephie @ EYHO
    March 5, 2014 at 10:49 pm

    Yum! Such a perfect use of your NMV lemon extract. Totally craving these now!

  • francesca
    March 5, 2014 at 9:35 am

    These look so delicious, light and fluffy!!

    • Stefanie
      March 5, 2014 at 3:20 pm

      Thanks Francesca!

  • Ashley - baker by nature
    March 4, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    I looooooooove me some meyer lemon anything! And in doughnut form?! Hellls yes!

  • Susan
    March 4, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Yup definitely perfect! I will never turn down a fried donut but my stomach thanks me when I eat a baked one. 🙂

    • Stefanie
      March 4, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Baked just means you can justify eating three or four!

  • Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe
    March 4, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    I will never turn down a doughnut, especially a baked one packed with healthy ingredients. And of course, lemon gets me every time.

  • Celeste
    March 4, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Beautiful! i don’t have a doughnut pan, I wonder if a muffin pan would work just as well?

    • Stefanie
      March 4, 2014 at 12:38 pm

      Oooo these would be good as muffins! You might have to tinker with the baking time. Let me know if they work out!

  • Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
    March 4, 2014 at 11:01 am

    Only thing better than a doughnut is a glazed lemon doughnut! LOVE.

  • cheri
    March 4, 2014 at 9:34 am

    Wow! What a great combination! Beautiful pics!

    • Stefanie
      March 4, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks Cheri!

  • Julie
    March 4, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Oh, yum!! I love lemon anything, and these look so good. How about I come over for one and I’ll hold Andy and get a baby fix at the same time. Deal? {Note–not sure what’s in this for you, but humor me. I’m a grandmother-want-to-be.}

    • Stefanie
      March 4, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      Yessss!!! All babysitters/taste testers welcome here!!!