Apple Cider Donuts

A refreshing apple flavor, these Apple Cider Donuts can easily be made at home from scratch with some basic pantry ingredients and apple cider. These deep fried donuts use no yeast and instead use baking soda and baking powder to give them their rise.

Course Breakfast, Breakfast & Dessert, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 217kcal

Author Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

1 cup apple cider
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour more for dusting
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
4 tbsp unsalted butter melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups vegetable oil vegetable, canola, or peanut oil

Instructions

Bring apple cider to a boil in saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil until it is concentrated and reduced to ¼ cup liquid; about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk and eggs. Whisk in vanilla extract, and melted and cooled butter.
Pour apple cider reduction and wet ingredients into the dry flour mixture.
Mix ingredients together to form a soft round dough.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, Sprinkle with flour. Pat dough out to ⅜-inch to ½-inch thickness.
Freeze baking sheet with dough for 15 minutes or refrigerate for 1 hour.
In a large dutch oven or stockpot, pour in frying oil.. Heat oil to 350°F.
Cut donuts out with 3-inch donut cutter. Dip cutter into flour in between each cut. Pop out center donut rounds.
Reroll dough to produce about 18 donuts.
Fry 3 to 4 donuts at a time for about 1 minute on each side or until golden brown.
Place donuts on paper towel lined baking sheet.
Coat donuts in cinnamon and sugar mixture.

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