Nice Maple Glazed Apple Tree Cider Doughnuts

I dare you lot to uncovering somebody who dislikes doughnuts. I hateful seriously, what’s non to love? There are thence many dissimilar varieties together with flavors, together with they’re acceptable no affair what fourth dimension of 24-hour interval it is.

Growing up, I used to dearest going to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts afterward getting my study card. They’d give you lot i donut for every “A.” And you’d e'er know when the donuts were fresh yesteryear the sign inwards the window!

November five is National Doughnut Day thence I’m celebrating amongst a seasonal apple tree cider donut! Usually pumpkin donuts are my favorite tumble doughnut, but it’s practiced to branch out together with endeavour something novel every in i lawsuit inwards a while.

And to live on completely honest, my vecino gave me several gallons of apple tree cider, together with I’m a large believer inwards using what you lot have.

The cardinal to apple tree cider doughnuts is using really potent apple tree cider. And you lot tin build potent apple tree cider yesteryear simmering the apple tree cider on depression oestrus until it reduces to one-half a cup. The effect is really potent apple tree cider.

The stronger the cider, the to a greater extent than apple-y the doughnut.

Additionally, these doughnuts are BAKED, non fried. So they’re healthy, or something similar that.

You tin either bake the doughnuts yesteryear investing inwards a $10 doughnut pan or you lot tin build doughnut holes inwards a mini muffin pan.

Maple Glazed Apple Cider Doughnuts

Ingredients:

For the doughnuts

• 2 cups apple tree cider (reduced to 1/2 cup)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (250 grams)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon dry reason cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (you tin substitute amongst to a greater extent than cinnamon)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 loving cup chocolate-brown carbohydrate (207 grams)
• 1/2 loving cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the maple glaze

• 1/4 loving cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon maple extract (or 1/2 loving cup pure maple syrup)
• 2 Tablespoons milk (add to a greater extent than if it’s also thick)
• 1 loving cup sifted confectioners' carbohydrate (112 grams)

Directions:

For the doughnuts

1. Simmer apple tree cider over medium oestrus inwards a little saucepan for close twenty minutes or until the cider has reduced to close 1/2 cup. Add cinnamon sticks for added flavor if desired.
2. Allow it to cool inwards the fridge equally you lot laid the other ingredients.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a donut pan amongst nonstick spray. Set aside.
4. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, together with common salt together inwards a large bowl. Set aside. 
5. In a medium bowl, whisk the chocolate-brown carbohydrate together with the melted butter together until smooth. Whisk inwards the egg, buttermilk, vanilla, together with 1/2 loving cup of concentrated apple tree cider.
6. Pour the moisture ingredients into the dry out ingredients together with really gently mix together amongst a whisk. Mix until all ingredients are simply combined together with at that topographic point are minimal lumps.
7. Pour the batter into the doughnut pan, filling the fissure solely close 1/2 way.
8. Bake the donut for 8-10 minutes.

For the maple glaze

1. In a little saucepan over depression heat, melt the butter.
2. Remove saucepan from oestrus together with add together maple extract.
3. Whisk inwards the milk together with and then the sifted confectioners' sugar.
4. Dunk doughnuts inwards the glaze together with house on a wire rack to allow the glaze harden. If you lot want, you lot tin sprinkle pecans on the doughnut, but build certain you lot create it at nowadays afterward dunking the doughnuts inwards the glaze.
5. Doughnuts remain goof for upwards to 2 days or you lot tin freeze them for upwards to 3 months.

Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.