APPLE CIDER DOUGHNUTS

By bjnelson55

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1-1/2 cups apple cider
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk
• 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying

Details

Servings 15

Preparation

Step 1

Line baking sheet with parchment. Line a large plate with paper towels. In a paper bag, combine 1 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. cinnamon; shake to mix well. Set aside.

Bring cider to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cider has reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.

In a large bowl, whisk baking powder, salt, 1 cup flour and remaining sugar and cinnamon until well combined. In a small bowl, whisk btter, eggs, yolk and cooled cider until well combined. Add cider mixture to flour mixture; whisk until smooth. Add remaining 2-1/2 cups flour and mix until just combined. Dough will be slightly sticky. Refrigerate 10 minutes.

Pour oil into a large pot an attach a candy thermometer to side (thermometer should not touch bottom of pot). Heat oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 375 degrees F, watching and adjusting as needed to keep oil from overheating.

Turn dough out onto a well-floured countertop and coat fingertips with flour. Pat dough out to 1/2-inch thickness. Using a doughnut cutter or 2 round cookie cutters (one large and one small), cut out doughnuts and holes. Transfer both to lined baking sheet. Gather scraps and re-pat dough, cutting as many doughnuts as possible.

Working in batches, carefully slide doughnuts into hot oil. After about 1 minute, doughnuts will rise to surface and begin to brown. At that point, turn over and fry 1-1/2 minutes longer. transfer to lined plate to drain. Bring oil back to 375 degrees F before frying another batch. When doughnuts have cooled for 1 minute, add to bag with cinnamon sugar and toss to coat. Remove to a clean plate and serve.

PER SERVING: (1 doughnut and 1 hole)
480 calories
18 g fat
65 mg chol
1 g fiber
6 g pro
79 g carb
322 mg sodium