Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 cup of apple sauce
- 3 1/2 cups flour and don’t forget some for board
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- For the topping:
Toppings
- Glaze - 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk
- Cinnamon Sugar - 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon
For frying:
- Vegetable oil or shortening
Instructions
- Add the apple cider and apple sauce together
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until slightly and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Reduce the speed to low and add the apple mix and buttermilk, stirring just until combined.
- Stir in the flour mixture just until the dough comes together.
- Take parchment paper and sprinkle with flour.(handy to put parchment paper on a cookie sheet)
- Place the dough on parchment paper and flatten it out with your hands to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Transfer the dough to the freezer for no less than 20 minutes.
- Use a donut cutter to cut donuts and place them on another cookie sheet. Re-roll until all dough is used. Place the cut donuts in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Add enough oil or shortening to a deep pan for frying. Heat oil to 350 degrees. (Have a paper towel to drain them on.)
- Add donuts to hot oil, make sure not to crowd the pan, and fry until golden brown, its about 60 seconds per side. Drain on the paper towel and then dip in the glaze or powdered sugar.
