Description
A recipe for baked donuts flavored with apple cider and topped with a simple crumb topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup apple cider (for topping)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for topping)
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar (for topping)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (for topping)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup donut pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, apple cider, melted butter, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined; do not overmix.
- Prepare the crumb topping: In a small bowl, combine the 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour 1/4 cup of apple cider into a small bowl for the topping glaze.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared donut pan cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Brush the tops of the donuts lightly with the 1/4 cup apple cider reserved for the glaze.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping generously over the wet tops of the donuts.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes before carefully transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can use store-bought apple cider or fresh-pressed cider.
- For a stronger apple flavor, reduce the liquid in the main batter slightly and increase the cider amount in the topping glaze.
- If you do not have a donut pan, you can bake this batter in a standard muffin tin for apple cider muffins.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: baked donuts, apple cider, crumb topping, cinnamon, nutmeg, breakfast pastry