Baked Choco-Peanut Butter Doughnuts

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a doughnut pan, set aside.In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.In a large bowl, cream together the melted butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar. Whip until light and fluffy.
2. 2
   Add the egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
3. 3
   Add about a third of the buttermilk, followed by half of the dry ingredients. Repeat with buttermilk-dry-buttermilk and then mix until just combined.Pipe or spoon batter into prepared doughnut pan.
4. 4
   Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until doughnuts spring back when lightly tapped. Cool on wire rack.While the doughnuts cool, prepare the glaze. In a medium bowl add powdered sugar, peanut butter, vanilla and milk.
5. 5
   Whisk until smooth.
6. 6
   Add more milk or powdered sugar to reach desired consistency.Dunk the cooled doughnuts into the glaze and turn glaze-side-up back onto the wire rack. Top with chocolate sprinkles, chopped peanuts or mini chocolate chips if desired.