Ingredients
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- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup apple cider
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the apple cider and allow it to cool slightly.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and apple pie spice.
- In another bowl, combine granulated sugar and egg into the cooled butter-cider mixture until smooth.
- Gently mix in dry ingredients until just combined; avoid over-mixing.
- Prepare the donut pan by spraying it with cooking spray. Transfer batter into a piping bag or spoon it into the pan.
- Bake for about 7 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow donuts to cool for a minute before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Prepare topping by melting remaining butter and mixing cinnamon with sugars.
- Dip each cooled donut in melted butter and coat in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut (45g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg