Does anyone have a recipe for donuts that's lighter than a cake donut, but doesn't include yeast?

Doughnut Flavored Muffins

I made these recently and they are really good. It's like having a doughnut

with your coffee. The doughnut flavor comes from the ground mace, ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon. The recipe is an adaptation of the Cook's Illustrated basic muffin recipe.

Doughnut Flavored Muffins

Makes 12-14 standard size muffins (1/3 cup of batter each).

INGREDIENTS

For the muffins:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon table salt

3/4 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg (to taste. I use 1 teaspoon)

1/2 teaspoon ground mace

10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar, less 1 tablespoon

2 large eggs

1-1/2 cups plain low-fat yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the top coating:

4 tablespoons granulated sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons unsalted melted butter

INSTRUCTIONS

For the muffins:

1. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 375-F degrees.

2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and mace in medium

bowl; set aside.

3. Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium-high speed until

light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well

after each addition. Beat in one-half of dry ingredients. Beat in one-

third of yogurt. Beat in remaining dry ingredients in two batches,

alternating with yogurt, until incorporated. Add and Beat in vanilla

extract.

4. Spray twelve-cup muffin tin with vegetable cooking spray or coat

lightly with butter. Use ice cream scoop to add batter evenly

among cups (about 1/3 cup of batter each - fill muffin cups to top and

level them off).

Bake until muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center

of one comes out clean - about 25 to 30 minutes.

Allow to cool about 5 minutes before adding topping.

For the top coating:

5. Combine 4 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl; mix well and set aside.

6. Use a pastry brush to paint the top of each muffin with the melted

butter, then sprinkle each muffin with a teaspoon of the cinnamon-sugar.

Or simply dip the tops of muffins into the melted butter, then roll in the

cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

buy pillsbury biscuts - cut out hole in middle and fry - dip in sugar and cinnamon or powdered sugar for coating

no sorry.