Baked Pear Crumb Doughnuts

Baked Pear Crumb Doughnuts

Ingredients for the Doughnuts:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ½ cup plain, whole milk Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 2 large eggs
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 pear, diced

Ingredients for the crumb-topping:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup rolled oatmeal
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. crushed walnuts
• 4 Tbsp. room temperature butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and grease two 8-section doughnut pans.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine yogurt, sugar, canola oil, eggs and vanilla extract and use an electric beater to combine.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir a few times to incorporate.
5. When there are a few flour pockets remaining, fold in pears. Mix until just combined and pears are evenly distributed.
6. Make the streusel by combining everything together in a bowl and use your hands to combine. Pour batter into a piping bag then pipe into prepared doughnut pans.
7. If using: add streusel to the top of each doughnut and press down gently, to ensure it sticks.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until doughnuts spring back to the touch. Let cool for 5 minutes, and then enjoy!