Apple Cider Donuts

By efriend

The dough, more of a thick batter, really, came together quickly. The reduced apple cider gives a wonderful punch to the donuts. Since I don’t have a donut batter contraption for dropping donuts into the oil, I sprayed a sheet of parchment and piped out donut shapes, carefully using a greased spatula to place them in the hot oil.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/4 tsp cardamom
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 3 cups cider, reduced to 7 oz.
• 2 tbl melted butter
• 1 egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tbl vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil for frying

Details

Adapted from todaysmama.com

Preparation

Step 1

Boil apple cider over medium high heat until reduced to 7 ounces (a scant cup.) Put into a medium bowl and add butter, whisk until melted, cool. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla, and cream, whisking to combine. Put dry ingredients into a large bowl and whisk to combine and break up lumps. Pour in wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Drop dough into oil and fry over medium heat until golden. Work fast because the leaveners start rising quickly. While still hot, ice with a powdered sugar icing or dredge in cinnamon sugar.