Apple Cider Doughnuts

Name: Apple Cider Doughnuts
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 591 milliliters apple cider; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 59 milliliters buttermilk; 59 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 828 milliliters all-pourpose flour, plus more for dusting; 394 milliliters granulated sugar; 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 2 red apples, such as Cortland or McIntosh; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 12 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 3 Tbsps vegetable shortening

Apple Cider Doughnuts might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 341 calories, 4g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 12. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 419 would say it hit the spot. If you have apples, egg plus egg yolk, confectioners' sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Core and coarsely chop the apples (do not peel).

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Apple

Combine with 1 1/2 cups cider in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cover and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking until the apples are tender and the cider is almost completely reduced, about 5 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender or in a food processor until smooth. Measure the sauce; you should have 1 cup. (Boil to reduce further, if necessary.)

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Apple

Sauce

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Immersion Blender

Food Processor

Sauce Pan

Let cool slightly.

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a medium bowl.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Beat 2/3 cup granulated sugar and the shortening in another bowl with a mixer on medium speed until sandy. Beat in the egg and yolk, then gradually mix in the applesauce, scraping the bowl. Beat in half of the flour mixture, then the buttermilk and vanilla, and then the remaining flour mixture.

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Granulated Sugar

Applesauce

Buttermilk

Shortening

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Egg Yolk

Egg

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Blender

Bowl

Mix to make a sticky dough; do not overmix.

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Dough

Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper and pat into a 7-by-11-inch rectangle, about 1/2 inch thick. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

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Dough

Wrap

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Baking Paper

Plastic Wrap

Meanwhile, make the glaze: Simmer the remaining 1 cup cider in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 1/4 cup.

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Glaze

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in the confectioners' sugar until smooth and glossy, then set aside.

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Powdered Sugar

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Whisk

Mix the remaining 1 cup granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a shallow bowl; set aside for the topping.

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Granulated Sugar

Cinnamon

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Bowl

Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.

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Vegetable Oil

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Baking Sheet

Paper Towels

Kitchen Thermometer

Pot

Cut the chilled dough into 12 rounds, using a floured 2 1/2- or 3-inch biscuit cutter, then cut out the middles with a 1-inch cutter (or use a doughnut cutter). Slip 2 or 3 doughnuts at a time into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side, adjusting the heat as needed.

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Biscuits

Dough

Nuts

Cooking Oil

Transfer to the paper towels to drain.

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Paper Towels

Dip one side of each doughnut in the cider glaze, letting the excess drip off; dip just the glazed side in the cinnamon-sugar or roll all over in cinnamon-sugar, if desired.

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Cinnamon

Dip

Sugar

Roll