Doughnuts and strawberries are two of our all-time favorite foods. Strawberries are sweet, tart and summery, and doughnuts<\/a> are decadent and delicious. When you put the two of them together, you get a treat that’s even sweeter.<\/p>\n
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Strawberry glaze:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.<\/p>\n
Combine the egg, sour cream, milk, canola oil, vanilla and strawberries. Then, stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just moistened.<\/p>\n
Cut a small hole in the corner of a food-safe plastic bag and fill with the doughnut batter. Pipe the batter into two greased doughnut pans<\/a> (each with six cavities), filling them half full.<\/p>\n
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the doughnuts cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pans to wire racks to cool completely.<\/p>\n
In a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients. Dip each doughnut halfway, allowing excess to drip off. Place on a wire rack and let stand until set.<\/p>\n
Keep the strawberry doughnuts in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days, although they’ll be best served the same day.<\/p>\n
Yes, you can freeze strawberry doughnuts. However, consider storing them unglazed to prevent the texture of the glaze from changing. You can keep them in a freezer bag or an airtight container in the freezer for a few months. Glaze the doughnuts after they’ve thawed for a fresher feel and better texture.<\/p>\n
Make sure you grease the doughnut pan\u2014the right way and at the right time. Just before filling with the doughnut batter, spray each cavity heavily with cooking spray. Taste Recipes<\/em> food stylist Josh Rink<\/a> says that waiting on greasing the doughnut pan is important because if you grease the pan too early, the spray will slide down and sit at the bottom of each cavity.<\/p>\n
The strawberry puree in the glaze will color the glaze pink naturally. If you want a more vibrant pink, use a drop or two of red food coloring to get closer to your desired color.<\/p>\n
You can also double dip the doughnuts so the glaze is a little more opaque.<\/p>\n
We think this strawberry glaze is lovely, but rolling the warm doughnuts in cinnamon-sugar<\/a> is a delightful topping too. If you’d rather stick with the glaze route, skip the flavoring and use a classic doughnut glaze, or do the opposite and try a chocolate glaze<\/a>, peanut butter glaze, browned butter glaze or even a lemon glaze for a strawberry-lemonade flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"