Basic Baked Donuts & Cupcakes with Pancake Mix

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   Preheat the oven to 170C for 20 minutes.

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   Prepare a medium sized freezer bag.

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   Please add chocolate or whatever toppings you plan to use into the molds in advance.

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   When using butter - first add the butter to the bag and then melt it over a mug filled with hot water until fully melted.

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   Add all of the non-powder ingredients and mix well inside the bag.

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   Add the rest of the ingredients and when combined, close the seal on the freezer bag and squish the batter together with your hands.

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   Rub together until you have worked out all of the inconsistencies, but be careful not to overwork it.

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   Squeeze all of the mixture down to the bottom of the bag with your hands.

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   Hold the bag with one hand and cut a triangle into one corner about 5mm in.

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    The batter will come out quite quickly, so make sure you have the molds on hand when you cut.

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    Pour the batter into the molds as if you were drawing a circle.

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    If there are any un-even parts, fill those in afterwards.

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    Tilt the mould from side to side to even out the batter and drop the mould from a short distance onto a work surface to eliminate any excess air bubbles.

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    Bake for approx.

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    15 minutes.

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    Check whether they are done by inserting a wooden skewer into the center, if it comes out clean, then they're ready.

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    Let them cool in the molds for a little while before removing them.

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    You can use this technique to create cupcakes too!.

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    If you use oil, you can also try steaming them, check out the recipe here -.

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    Non-oil Plain Baked Donuts -

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    Non-Oil Baked Cocoa Donuts -.

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    All these recipes use pancake mix so are very easy to make.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.