Apple Cider Baked Donuts
Makes 12 donuts
Ingredients
| 1 3/4 cup | whole wheat flour |
| 1/4 cup | cornstarch |
| 3/4 cup | brown sugar |
| 2 tsp | baking powder |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| 1 tsp | cinnamon |
| 1/8 tsp | nutmeg |
| pinch | allspice |
| 1/2 cup | apple cider |
| 1/4 cup | buttermilk (or milk) |
| 2 | eggs |
| 2 tbsp | butter, melted |
| 1 1/2 tsp | vanilla extract |
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Topping
| 1/2 cup | sugar |
| 2 tsp | cinnamon |
| 6 tbsp | butter, melted |
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Steps
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 2 6-cavity donut pans with cooking spray and set aside
- In large bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch. Add in brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice until well blended.
- Stir in apple cider, buttermilk, eggs, butter and vanilla until batter is smooth and combined (be careful not to overmix)
- Evenly divide batter between prepared donut pans.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes until edges begin to turn a light golden brown and donuts spring back to touch. Cool donuts for 5 minutes in pan before transferring to cooling rack.
- In a medium bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip each donut in butter and then press into cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve immediately
Note
Have substituted in all purpose flour with no issues