apple cider donuts.

note: this apple cider donut recipe is nyt cooking’s baked apple cider doughnuts recipe. this recipe makes about 12 donuts

ingredients

• apple cider doughnut batter

  • 1 3/4 cup (225g) all-purpose flour

  • 1 1/4 tsps baking powder

  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt

  • ground cinnamon

  • ground nutmeg

  • 10 tbsps (1 stick + 2 tbsps, 140g) unsalted butter, room temperature

    • + more to grease pans

  • 3/4 cup (165g) light brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar

  • 2 large eggs, room temperature

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1/2 cup (120ml) apple cider

• cinnamon sugar

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • ground cinnamon

tools

• stand mixer with paddle attachment

• whisk

• donut pan and/or apple slice cakelet pan by nordicware

• piping bag or ziploc bag

steps

1. preheat oven to 350f and grease donut pans with butter

2. in a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, & nutmeg

3. make the apple cider donut batter: add 10 tbsps butter, light brown sugar, & granulated sugar to stand mixer bowl with paddle attachment, and cream on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes

4. add in 1 egg at a time and mix until well incorporated. add in the vanilla extract

5. add dry ingredients and mix on low speed until incorporated

6. with the stand mixer running, slowly add in the apple cider. combine the batter with spatula

7. transfer batter into piping bag(s)

8. pipe batter into donut pans, filling about 2/3 of the cavities

9. bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes. rotate pans halfway through baking

10. make the cinnamon sugar: whisk sugar and cinnamon together in bowl

11. once baked, let donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes. take donuts out of pan and coat them in cinnamon sugar

12. enjoy!

notes

• if you don’t have a donut pan, feel free to use a muffin tin (bake 15-20 minutes)

• if you are using nordicware’s apple slice cakelet pan, make sure to fill only 2/3 of each apple cavity with batter

video

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