- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée (canned pumpkin)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus a heaping 1/4 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) flour
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Beat everything together except the flour until smooth. Add the flour, stirring until just mixed. Fill lightly greased pans for doughnuts 3/4 ways.. The batter can also be used for muffins. Bake doughnuts 15-18 minutes. [Bake muffins 23-25 minutes.]
Cool 5 minutes in the pan before loosening and moving to a rack. Toss in a bag of cinnamon and sugar for coating.
