Baked apple cider donuts with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. All the taste of a donut but without the fat.

Apple Cider Donuts
Fall is in the air and I was the lucky recipient of homemade apple cider with a request to try and make some cider apple donuts. It took 2 attempts but came up with a pretty good version of them. After reducing the cider to a syrup and adding a grated apple we were satisfied with the results. I just love being able to bake donuts and avoid all the greasy mess in the kitchen. We dipped ours in a cinnamon sugar mixture but a glaze made with apple cider and powdered sugar would be great also.
Have you seen the new pans for baking donuts with, they come in 2 sizes, a regular size donut pan and a mini donut pan.
I also have a recipe for some baked Gingerbread Muffins that are really good.
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1 medium cooking apple
- 1/4 cup butter - melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cups salt
- 2 cups flour
- Sugar Mixture for dipping
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Add cider to a saucepan. Grate an apple using the smallest holes on the grater into the cider. Reduce cider mixture by 2/3 over medium high heat. Cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a bowl combine the butter, sugar, buttermilk, egg and vanilla with a whisk. Add the cider mixture.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray. Spoon the mixture into the pans.
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes until lightly browned. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Remove from pan and dip in cinnamon sugar mixture while still hot.
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