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Brown Butter Bacon Donuts from Baking This Simple. A light and fluffy brown butter donut, topped with a brown sugar glaze and crispy bacon. These donuts are dessert for breakfast, or breakfast for dessert. Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.
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Brown Butter Bacon Donuts

A light and fluffy donut, made with brown butter and a sweet brown sugar, topped with a brown sugar glaze, and toasty bacon.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time28 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Baked Brown Butter Donuts, Brown Butter Bacon Donuts, Brown Sugar Bacon Donuts
Servings: 12 Donuts
Calories: 245kcal

Equipment

  • Donut Pan
  • Pastry Brush

Ingredients

For the Donuts

  • 2 Cup Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1/4 Cup Browned Butter
  • 2 Tbsps Extra Light Olive Oil
  • 2 tsps Vanilla Extract

For the topping

  • 9 Tbsps Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tbsps Milk
  • 1 package Bacon

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with tin foil, then lay the bacon strips onto the baking sheet, so the entire sheet is covered with bacon. Place the bacon in the oven and start preheating the oven to 425° Fahrenheit. Let the bacon cook for 20 minutes, until golden and crispy.
  • Remove the bacon from the oven and let cool. Once cool, break the bacon up into small pieces. Set aside. Reduce the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
  • In a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
  • Slice the butter into four sections. Add the butter to a medium sauce pan, over medium heat. Stirring constantly, let the butter melt and then bubble. Continue stirring, brown flecks will begin to form. Once all the butter has browned, remove it from the heat. Transfer the brown butter to a bowl.
  • In another mixing bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, milk, greek yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract. Slowly add in the brown butter.
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, until just combined.
  • Using a pastry brush, grease a donut pan with softened butter.
  • Fill a gallon ziplock bag with donut batter, press the air out of the bag, and seal it shut. Cut off a 1/4" corner of the bag. Pipe the batter into the donut rings, filling them about 3/4 of the way full.
  • Bake the donuts for 8 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove from the oven and let cool 20 minutes. Then carefully remove the donuts from the pan.
  • In a bowl, combine the brown sugar and milk, until it forms a sauce. Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze on to the top of the donuts. Then sprinkle the bacon on top of the donuts. Let the donuts sit for about 10 minutes, to let the brown sugar glaze set, then enjoy the donuts. Store the donuts in an airtight container for up to a week, for optimal freshness.