Apple Cider Doughnuts

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Wonderful and warm, these donuts are delicious! Though perfect for fall, these treats are great year-round. I even make the batter the night before and then finish them in the morning. I also like to dust them with powdered sugar…YUM!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white sugar, divided
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ cups apple cider
  • 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
  • 6 cups vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Mix 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a resealable plastic bag.
  2. Bring apple cider to a boil in a saucepan; cook
  3. stirring occasionally
  4. until cider has reduced to 1/2 cup
  5. about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
  6. Whisk 1 cup flour
  7. 1 cup sugar
  8. baking powder
  9. 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  10. and salt together in a large bowl. Mix butter
  11. eggs
  12. egg yolk
  13. and cooled cider together in a separate bowl until smooth; stir into flour mixture. Stir remaining 2 3/4 cups flour into mixture until dough is smooth. Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes.
  14. Heat oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  15. Turn dough onto a well-floured work surface using floured hands; pat dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough into doughnuts using a doughnut cutter or 2 round cookie cutters (1 large and 1 small). Gather scraps and re-pat dough to cut out as many doughnuts as possible.
  16. Carefully slide doughnuts
  17. working in batches
  18. into hot oil; fry until doughnuts rise to the surface and begin to brown
  19. 2 to 3 minutes. Flip doughnuts and continue frying until opposite side is browned
  20. about 1 1/2 minutes.
  21. Remove doughnuts with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to cool until easily handled
  22. about 1 minute. Toss cooled doughnuts in the reserved bag of cinnamon sugar. Bring oil back to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) before frying next batch.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 24

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