Vanilla Bean Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze

Vanilla Doughnut

2 cups of sifted pastry flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup half & half (room temp)
2 eggs lightly beaten(room temp)
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 vanilla bean

1. preheat oven to 425 & lightly oil doughnut pan

2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl.

3. In a separate bowl mix half & half, eggs, and vainlla

4. in a small pan on low melt butter and scrape the inside of the vanilla bean into the butter. Cook on low heat to infuse the butter with the vanilla. Smells yummy! With a rubber/silicone scrapper add butter mixture to wet ingredients.

5. Beat wet mixture into the dry mixture until well blended.

6. Pour into doughnut pan only filling it a little over half full.

7. Bake for 8 minutes or until dough springs back. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing them.


Chocolate Glaze

1/2 cup of Ghirardelli semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons warm water
2 tablespoons bakers sugar (its a finer grain)

Add all ingredients and cook in a double boiler until completely melted and smooth, then glaze doughnuts.