Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes

I'm still on my pumpkin kick and don't plan on ending it any time soon!  There's just nothing like the taste of it mixed with all those spices.  I love the way the house smells too while they're baking.  Yes, I said baking, because these donuts are baked not fried!  These babies are so good, you may want to make a double batch because they seem to disappear quickly!

Donuts

1 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup canned pumpkin (not pie filling)

1/2 cup milk

Coating

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

2/3 cup sugar

2 Tablespoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 24 cup mini muffin tin with baking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and spices.  In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin and milk.  Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just combined.

Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.  I used a small scoop

then bake 10 -12 minutes.

While the muffins are baking, melt butter in one bowl and combine sugar and cinnamon in another bowl.  Remove muffins from oven and cool until able to handle.  Dip each muffin in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon sugar to coat.

YUM!!

*These are best dipped and coated the same day because they can get soggy.  I really wouldn't know though, because they they all went!