old fashioned apple cider doughnuts
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fall is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for apple cider doughnuts
Now that I am finally adjusting to our hectic back-to-school routine, I’m ready for fall to arrive. Our afternoons are still pretty warm, but it has been crisp and cool in the mornings. Honestly, I wasn’t ready for summer to come to an end, but I am really getting exited about fall weather, colorful leaves, and apple season.
And with apple season comes apple cider doughnuts. In my opinion, they are the best part of apple season. No trip to apple hill is complete without a caramel apple or two, and a bag of freshly made cider doughnuts.
Because we can’t possibly make the trip up the hill every time we want a cider doughnut, making them at home was a must.
I’ve never really been a fan of frying. It always makes the house stink like oil, and the mess is no fun, but just like jelly doughnuts, these apple cider doughnuts are not the same baked. One bite and you’ll see, cider doughnuts are worth the smell and the mess.
old fashioned apple cider doughnuts
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 Tbsp apple cider (reduced from 1/4 cup)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- vegetable oil for frying
- cinnamon sugar for topping
Directions:
- in a large pot or dutch oven heat oil over medium heat until oil reaches 365 degrees
- whisk together the egg and butter milk, stir in the sugar
- combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg
- add dry ingredients to the wet, and then mix in the butter
- on a well floured surface, roll dough to about 1/2 inch thickness (do not over work the dough)
- cut with a floured doughnut cutter
- fry doughnuts in small batches (about 2 minutes per side)
- drain on paper towels, and then toss in sugar/cinnamon mixture
nothing says fall like a tall glass of apple cider and a few doughnuts to dunk
enjoy!
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These doughnuts look so amazing that I might have to violate my “no deep frying at home” pledge to make them:) Of course, apple cider doughnuts mean fall to me and it’s still in the 90’s here in the midAtlantic, so I guess I have a few more weeks to ponder the pledge and breaking it:)
we’re still in the 90’s as well ? but fall can’t be far off right ? thanks laura
There are just some donuts that need to be fried! These look and sound amazing!! I am so ready for fall everything to start happening. Our nights and mornings have been cooler too, but the days are still pretty warm here.
we’re the same, and I am very ready for fall! thanks Jocelyn
Man, I loved moving to FL this year, but I am going to miss fresh hot apple cider donuts at apple orchards. I need to make my own now
absolutely! homemade are usually better too :)thanks Nicole
Yum! These look so delicious! I will have to try this recipe out!
thanks so much, hope you enjoy them as much as we did
These sound incredible, I pinned for later! My boyfriend loves old fashioned doughnuts so I’m going to have to make these for him.
old fashioned are my all time favorite too
Old fashioned donuts are the best-great for morning coffee, now that you’re mixing them with apple cider they’re even better. Those chocolate old fashioned donuts her looking pretty yummy too. I love that you can do this in a pan or a dutch oven coming don’t need a deep fryer. I’m pinning this to try out for sure!
thank you so much! we love doughnut making
Do you add the reduced cider with the buttermilk mixture?