Glazed Strawberry Doughnuts

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grease two 6-doughnut pans with cooking spray.

To make doughnuts:

• Combine and whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Create a well (or hole) in the center of the dry ingredients with your spoon; add in milk, egg, butter, and maple syrup. (If adding food coloring, add in it at this time. Red food coloring will make it pink. Using all-natural ingredients, such as I do, the result is not as pink without the addition of coloring.)
• Stir ingredients gently together, starting with the center, until ingredients are well combined.
• In a blender or food processor, combine frozen strawberries, jam or spread, and lime juice and blend until well combined. (Note: this frozen mixture makes a WONDERFUL frozen treat for snack or dessert!)
• Gently stir the frozen strawberry mixture into the flour mixture, a little at a time. Please note, batter should be wet, but not runny, so test with a spoon after each time adding strawberries in.
• Once desired consistency has been achieved, spoon dough into doughnut pans, or pipe into pan using a pastry bag or plastic bag with a hole snipped. (I prefer spooning it in because there is less waste.)
• Bake for 7-9 minutes or until doughnuts spring back when touched.
• Turn onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
• Continue preparing doughnuts until all batter has been used.

To make icing/glaze:

• While doughnuts are cooling, place parchment paper under cooling rack.
• Stir all ingredients together into a medium-sized bowl (large cereal bowl) until smooth. (Note: have extra powdered sugar on hand in case you need a thicker consistency as I did. I actually used approximately 3.5 cups)
• When doughnuts are cooled completely, dip one end into glaze, flipping and dipping the other end.
• Place dipped doughnuts back onto cooling rack, letting excess glaze drip onto parchment paper.
• Let glaze set at least 20-30 minutes, until glaze has hardened enough to not stick to fingers when handled.