Chocolate Donuts

Ingredients:

• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cocoa
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Stir dry ingredients together in mixing bowl. Add egg, buttermilk, vegetable oil and vanilla. Using a mixer on medium speed, blend until smooth.
2. Fill each cooking reservoir with about 2 tablespoons of batter.
3. Bake about 4 to 5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into donut comes out clean.
4. Glaze or coat with powdered sugar, as desired.

Makes approximately 28 donuts

Tip: If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, pour 2¼ teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar into a glass measuring cup.  Add milk to equal ¾ cup. Allow to stand 5 to 10 minutes, then use in place of buttermilk in this recipe.