Happy Friday!
Happy Friday the 13th!
It's a little known fact
that eating fresh apple cider doughnuts
are a suitable antidote to sightings of black cats,
broken mirrors or spilled salt...
I suggest you try this easy,
fast recipe to preserve your good luck on this day...
It was high time I began my annual
feed the teachers campaign,
so I got up early and tripled the recipe
to make three dozen doughnuts...
The wind shifted to the north overnight
and the cool breeze smells of fall...
The change in the weather is so refreshing
after the tropical heat we have suffered all week...
What better way to celebrate a crisp day
than with an apple cider doughnut?
Okay, maybe a honey wiess beer and a hot pretzel,
but I can't serve those to the teachers, now can I?
Maybe after school...hmmm...
Anyway, this doughnut recipe calls for simple ingredients
and a doughnut pan
as these babies are BAKED...
Let's face it, fried doughnuts are delicious,
but the mess and smell of the hot oil
is not my idea of fun at 6 am...
However, popping baked doughnuts
from a nonstick pan is faster,
easier and much less mess...
Dredge those hot circles of cinnamon-y joy in the glaze
and THEN dip them in cinnamon sugar...
Ohhh, it is autumn in one bite!
It took longer than I thought to make three dozen doughnuts
and I began to run out of time
before the kids needed to get to school...
So, I did something I haven't done before;
I took the kids to school in my pj's...
Have you done this?
I threw on a jacket to cover my state of undress
and Jack was tasked with delivering the doughnuts
to the teacher's lounge this time...
It was no biggie...
There was a dad last year
who would WALK his kids to school
in his bathrobe and slippers...
At least I was shielded from discovery
in the car...
Anyway, I hope the school staff
Oh jeez... The school just called and Kate is sick...
See ya...time to get dressed!
Apple Cider Donut
Courtesy of tastykitchen.com| Prep Time Cook Time |
Servings 12 | Difficulty Easy |
Ingredients
- FOR THE DONUTS:
- 2 cups Flour
- ¾ cups Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoons Nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoons Allspice
- ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
- ½ cups Apple Cider
- ¼ cups Applesauce
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- 2 Tablespoons Apple Cider
- 1-¼ cup Powdered Sugar
- ¼ teaspoons Allspice
- ¼ cups Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
Preparation Instructions
In a large mixing bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon. Mix until blended. Add in the apple cider, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat for about 2 minutes until smooth and creamy.Lightly grease a doughnut pan (I use Norpro brand). Pour batter into a large Ziploc bag, seal the bag, and snip off the corner. I find this the easiest and cleanest way to get batter into pan without dripping. Pipe the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake doughnuts in a 325ºF oven for about 10 minutes, until they spring back when touched. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before removing from pan.
To make the glaze, whisk together the apple cider, powdered sugar and allspice until completely smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon.
Dip each doughnut into the glaze (top of doughnut only) and then into cinnamon/sugar mix. The glaze will run down the sides and coat nearly the whole donut. Allow to dry on a cooling rack. Enjoy!
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