Follow the recipe below to try them yourself, choosing either a glaze or cinnamon-sugar topping. Better yet, top half of the donuts with each for variety! These are the perfect treat for a cozy winter morning — all of the classic fresh-baked flavor, with none of the guilt.

Baked Donuts

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¾ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. baking soda

1/8 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. freshly ground nutmeg

¼ cup buttermilk

¼ cup milk

6 Tbs. unsalted butter, softened

½ cup sugar

1 egg

Glaze, recipe follows

Cinnamon-sugar, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the wells of the donut pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In a measuring cup, combine the buttermilk and milk. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and beat until combined.

Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until blended. Pour in 1/3 of the buttermilk-milk mixture and beat just until blended. Repeat, beating after each addition just until blended.

Pour a scant 1 Tbs. of batter into each well of the donut pan. Bake, rotating the pan midway, until a toothpick inserted in the donut comes out clean, about 8 minutes. Let cool in the pan 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Clean and dry the pan and repeat with the remaining batter. When the donuts have cooled, place the donuts top-side down into the glaze and transfer to a parchment-paper lined baking sheet, unglazed-side down.

If the cinnamon-sugar topping is preferred, toss the donuts in the mixture while still warm before transferring to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Makes 24 baked donuts.

For the Glaze:

1 cup confectioner’s sugar

1 ½ Tbs. whole milk

Place the confectioner’s sugar and milk in a small mixing bowl and whisk until combined.

For the Cinnamon-Sugar:

½ cup granulated sugar

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Place the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together to combine.