Apple Cider Doughnuts

Name: Apple Cider Doughnuts
Yield: Makes about 14–16, 3 ″ doughnuts
Ingredients: Canola oil, for frying; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1½ cups granulated sugar; 3½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 cup unfiltered apple cider; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1 cinnamon stick; ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1¼ teaspoons baking soda; ½ cup buttermilk

Preparation info

Makes about
14–16
, 3 ″ doughnuts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Doughnut Cookbook

By Williams Sonoma

Published 2016

About

Crusty on the outside and moist on the inside, these traditional sweet-spicy cake doughnuts are popular in Northeast apple country. Be sure to use robust, earthy-flavored unfiltered and unsweetened apple cider.

Ingredients

1 cup unfiltered apple cider
1 cinnamon stick
3½ cups all-p

Dessert
Gluten-free
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

In a small saucepan, combine the apple cider and cinnamon stick over high heat and boil until reduced to about ⅓ cup, 12-15 minutes. Let cool. Discard the cinnamon stick.

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1