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Apple Cider Doughnuts

Baked doughnuts made with apple cider, brushed with butter, and dipped in cinnamon sugar.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Anytime, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 321 kcal

Equipment

  • Doughnut pan with (12) 3-inch cavities (or two 6-cavity pans)

Ingredients
  

  • cooking spray
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, divided, and at room temperature
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup apple cider, room temperature (See note below about cider)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray the doughnut cavities with cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream 10 tablespoons of butter, brown sugar, and ¼ cup of granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time and beat until mixed well, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
  • Beat in the vanilla.
  • Add the flour mixture and beat on low just until mixed.
  • Turn the mixer on low and slowly pour the cider using a steady stream. Scape down the sides of the bowl to mix well.
  • Add the batter to the prepared pan, filling the cavities about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of a doughnut comes out clean. Rotate the doughnuts after half the baking time.
  • Let the doughnuts cool for approximately 10 minutes, and then turn them out of the pan onto a cooling rack.
  • Mix together the leftover ½ cup of sugar with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
  • Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter. Brush melted butter on the cooled doughnuts and dredge them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Notes

Apple Cider Reduction

Optional:  To enhance the taste of apple cider in the doughnuts, pour 1 ½ cups of apple cider into a small saucepan.  Cook it until it reduces to ½ cup, and then use it in the recipe.

Nutmeg

If you prefer a more enhanced nutmeg taste, increase the amount to 1/16  teaspoon.

Muffins Instead of Doughnuts

If you do not have a doughnut pan, you can make 12 muffins instead. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Rotate the muffin pan after half the baking time. Brush the muffin tops with butter and dip them in the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Recipe adapted from the New York Times.

Nutrition

Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 519IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
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