made at home: lavender lemon mini-doughnuts

Lavender Lemon Mini-Doughnuts

• 1 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt 
• zest of one lemon
• 1 tablespoon of lavender 
• 1/2 cup of buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla abstract  
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 egg

Lemon Glaze

• Juice of one lemon
• 1/4 cup of milk
• 1 1/2 cup of powdered sugar

   Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Mix together the buttermilk, vanilla, oil, and egg into another medium bowl. Add the lemon zest and the lavender into the dry mixture, then combine the wet into the dry mixture as well. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, place batter into a greased mini-doughnut pan, and cook for 6-9 minutes. If using a mini-doughnut maker, use as instructed.  Juice the lemon into a medium-sized bowl and pour milk in, then mix with the powdered sugar to create the doughnut glaze. Let the cooked doughnuts cool, then dip gently into the glaze and let dry.

    How can you go wrong with lavender? I mean, if someone baked me something with lavender, chances are I would fall in love with it. Usually, I use lavender for simple syrups to use in lattes or lemonade, but I decided to bake a few treats with some of the bag I bought earlier in the week. Lemon is also a perfect pair for lavender, which makes these doughnuts have such a wonderful taste... and bring a little spring time to these winter days.