Strawberry-Glazed Vanilla Bean Doughnuts

Heat oven to 400ºF (375ºF for a dark or nonstick doughnut pan). Lightly grease a 6-cavity doughnut pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, melted butter and egg until combined. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla bean seeds.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir to combine. Divide batter evenly in doughnut pan.

Bake 8 to 12 minutes until doughnuts are baked through and spring back when lightly pressed. Cool 1 minute in pan, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before glazing.

Make the glaze just before you plan to dip the doughnuts. In a medium bowl, stir together half the powdered sugar and all of the chopped strawberries until well combined. Let sit 1 minute, then add remaining powdered sugar and stir until a glaze forms. Dye with a drop of red food coloring, if desired.

Dip doughnuts one at a time into glaze. Top with sprinkles, if desired. Let glaze set completely before serving.