Baked Apple Cider Donuts from The Faux Martha

I like round food. Pizza, baked donuts, biscuits. I guess I should clarify, I like round food with flour. Wheat flour if possible. I’ve passed this trait on to Hal (along with my stubbornness). Couldn’t some of my better qualities seep through to her? The good news—meal times are rarely, if ever, a fight, as long as I get food on the table fast enough. In that case, she’s exactly like her dad. Food. Now. You can see how this is a problem for someone who likes to make everything from scratch, especially Baked Apple Cider Donuts.

Baked Apple Cider Donuts with apple glaze and cinnamon sugar coating from The Faux Martha

Which brings me to these Baked Apple Cider Donuts. As I was working on this recipe, recipe after recipe said to reduce your apple cider. Reduce?! There’s no time to reduce for a breakfast recipe these days. I’ve got a maximum of 25 minutes before someone croaks or fills a bowl with cereal. I had to figure out a way to keep it apple-y without adding steps and time. I think this is what Darwin must have meant by survival of the fittest fastest.

Baked Apple Cider Donuts from The Faux Martha

Here’s what I did: I dropped the milk from my base recipe to sneak in more cider without compromising the flavor and structure of the donut. Then I added apple cider to the butter bath the donuts take just before getting their cinnamon-sugar coat. This is scientific stuff, my friends.

Baked Apple Cider Donuts from The Faux Martha

Speaking of science—my sister was a biology major in college. (She’ll be a Physicians Assistant in a few short months.) Anyway, during one of my visits, she took me to biology lab. Afterward, while still in the lab and within earshot of many, I thanked her for taking me to “Science Class.” She looked at me the same way I look at Kev and Hal when they want food now. Needless to say, I was a design major. I took enough “science classes” to graduate. Let’s not apply Darwin’s theory here, please.

Baked Apple Cider Donuts from The Faux Martha

Back to those Baked Apple Cider Donuts—they’re light yet dense in structure, as a cake donut should be. The apple is pronounced without overpowering the cinnamon-sugar coating—the trademark of an apple cider donut (which was solidified after hearing your thoughts here). I skipped going down the reduced apple cider glaze route for fear of getting growled at for an extra-long recipe. I’m glad I did. These couldn’t have turned out better thanks to the advice of Apt. 2B Baking Co. and Edible Perspective. I owe you guys! Peace, love, and fast baked apple cider donuts.

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Baked Apple Cider Donuts from The Faux Martha

Baked Apple Cider Donuts


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  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 6 regular donuts + 4 donut holes 1x

Description

You could also call these Apple Cider Donuts sans guilt. They’re baked and hidden with wheat flour, though no one will know. They come together quickly in the morning and are best when served warm.


Ingredients

Scale

Donut

3 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/3 c. + 2 tbsp. apple cider
1/2 c. white whole wheat flour
1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp. aluminum-free baking powder
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg, freshly ground
1/4 c. pure cane sugar
2 tbsp. honey
1 large egg

Topping

3 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 c. apple cider
1/3 c. fine sugar*
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F degrees.
  2. Make the donuts. In a small pot, melt the butter along with the cider until the butter is half melted. Set aside to cool and finish melting.
  3. Meanwhile, whisk together flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  4. Into the cooled butter mixture, whisk in the sugar, honey, and egg until evenly combined. Side note, dip honey measuring utensil in the melted butter first for easy honey removal.
  5. Stir together wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Over-mixing will create a tough donut.
  6. Spray donut pan with cooking oil. Add batter to a piping bag and evenly pipe into the pan.
  7. Bake for 7 minutes. Allow to cool 1 minute before removing donuts onto a cooling rack.
  8. Meanwhile, make topping. Melt butter and cider. In a flat-bottomed bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar*.
  9. Quickly dip each donut in butter mixture and lightly coat in the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place back on cooling rack. Best served same day, slightly warmed. If storing leftovers, lightly cover, if at all. Covering will create a soggy leftover donut by morning.

Notes

*If you don’t have superfine sugar (I don’t stock it), add sugar to a food processor and quickly pulse until fine, not powdery. If you pulse too long, it will turn into powdered sugar. Good to know when you’re in a pinch!

Making the night before? Serve warm the day of. Set oven to broil. Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet. Place donuts on top and bake for about 1-2 minutes.

  • Prep Time: 15 min.
  • Cook Time: 7 min.
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