Bourbon Maple Pecan Donuts

Browned butter, vanilla, and bourbon baked donuts topped with a maple glaze and toasted pecans.

Bourbon Maple Pecan Donuts
Ingredients
2 cups cake flour, sifted
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon bourbon
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted and browned Pecans, chopped and toasted

Directions
Spray donut pan with nonstick cooking spray and preheat oven to 425F. Sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, bourbon, and melted browned butter. Add the wet to dry and mix until just combined. Fill a piping bag with batter and pipe into each donut cup until about 2/3 full. Bake about 10 minutes, or until the top of the donuts spring back when touched. Cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before removing from pan. Cool fully before glazing. Makes 12 donuts.
Adapted from: Wilton

Maple Glaze
Ingredients
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup maple syrup

Directions
Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl large and deep enough to dunk one side of donut. Sprinkle with pecans.