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Easy Baked Lemon Poppyseed Donuts Recipe

This lemon poppy seed donuts recipe is tasty, easy to make and baked in the oven for a sweet and tangy treat.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rest 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 1 donut pan

Ingredients
  

Lemon poppyseed cake donuts

  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 0.6 oz package active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup strawberry jam

Lemon poppyseed glaze ingredients

  • 2 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp warm milk
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Prepare a donut baking dish with cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
  • Add the milk, lemon juice, eggs, butter, sour cream, and strawberry jam to your mixer and mix for 2 minutes. Slowly add the flour and sugar mix into the mixer.
  • Mix until a sticky dough is formed. Cover and let it rise for 1 hour. Scoop the dough into the donut pan. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
  • To make the lemon glaze, combine the sugar, milk, butter, and lemon juice in your mixer.
  • Remove donuts from the oven, allow them to cool for a few minutes, and loosen them from the donut pan. Cover the donuts with the glaze and sprinkle poppy seeds over the top of the lemon glaze.