Munch Through Mondays...

We can always use a little extra something to get us through Mondays, so why not munch your way through it? Every Monday I'll post a picture of something yummy along with the recipe so you can have an extra sweet, salty, delicious beginning to your week. 

 

Photo source: Denver Westwood Blogs

Baked Red Velvet Doughnuts 

Recipe source: Bitter, Sweet, Sugar and Sarcasm

What you need:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk

red food coloring, use it until it is red. Like blood or strawberries.

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 350F or 170C. Spray a doughnut pan with cooking spray. If you don't have a doughnut pan, you are screwed.

First assemble the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Leave the dry ingredients off to the side. In another bowl, mix together the sugar and egg. Add the melted butter and melted chocolate. Finally dump in the vanilla and buttermilk and stir all the wet ingredients together. Don't forget to add the red food coloring or else this recipe will be far less exciting.

Once the wet ingredients are combined, gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing together until it is just combined. Then fill the doughnut pans with the brilliant batter. Not all the way, just about 2/3rds, like you are filling cupcake liners. Bake them for 20 minutes. If you really want a sugar rush, you are allowed to drizzle them with a glaze after they come out of the oven.