(Culinary.net)  Add a little sunshine to your fall baking with these Baked Lemon Donuts. Light, fluffy, and coated in a sweet lemon-sugar topping, they're perfect for cozy autumn breakfasts, after-school snacks, or weekend treats with the family.

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Baked Lemon Donuts

Serves: 12

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Lemon Sugar Topping:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• Heat oven to 350°F.

In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Add buttermilk, eggs, butter, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Stir until combined.

Pipe batter into donut pan.

Bake for 9 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

To make topping: In bowl, combine sugar with lemon zest. In separate bowl, place melted butter.

Place donut face down in melted butter, then face down in lemon sugar topping. Repeat with all donuts.