Baked Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar
Baked apple cider donuts with cinnamon sugar, made with reduced cider and warm spices. Ready in 40 minutes.
Ingredients
Donuts
- 2/3 cup apple cider
- 2 cups cake flour (or all-purpose flour, measured by spoon and sweep (see note))
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp table salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Topping
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
Donuts
Reduce apple cider:
Heat the apple cider to a boil, then reduce to medium and let it simmer until it reduces to 1/3 cup, roughly 15-18 minutes. Take off heat and allow to reach room temperature.Preheat and butter pans:
Set oven to 350F. Butter two 6-well donut pans.Whisk dry ingredients:
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk.Mix wet ingredients with cider:
In a separate bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients. Add the cooled cider and mix in.Fold dry into wet:
Pour the dry mixture into the wet. Use a silicone spatula to fold together with a few quick motions.Fill piping bag:
Transfer batter to a large zip-top bag, pushing it to the bottom. Squeeze out air, seal, then cut about a 3/4 inch tip from one lower corner.Pipe batter into pans:
Pipe batter into the donut wells, filling each slightly over halfway.Bake donuts:
Bake for 9-11 minutes until the donuts feel firm when touched.Cool donuts on rack:
Flip donuts onto a wire rack to cool while preparing the topping.
Topping
Prepare cinnamon sugar:
Melt the butter. In a bowl big enough for a donut, stir together the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.Coat donuts with butter and sugar:
Brush melted butter onto a donut, then roll it in the sugar mixture, pressing lightly so it sticks. Do the same for all donuts.