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Soaked Apple Cider Donuts

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Apple cider is almost as iconic as colored leaves. It shouts cheerfully “Fall is here! Fall is here!” As families flock to pick apples, orchards offer the ever-popular treat: apple cider flavored donuts. The common recipe is easy to spruce up and make real food friendly at home. And of course, it's best enjoyed with a warm beverage for dunking! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Apple cider is almost as iconic as colored leaves. It shouts cheerfully “Fall is here! Fall is here!” As families flock to pick apples, orchards often offer the ever-popular treat: apple cider flavored donuts.

The common recipe is easy to spruce up and make real food friendly at home, and of course, it’s best enjoyed with a warm beverage for dunking!

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Soaked Apple Cider Donuts

This common recipe is easy to spruce up and make real food friendly at home, and of course, it's best enjoyed with a warm beverage for dunking! Adapted from Yankee Magazine.
Course Dessert, Snacks
Author Jenny Cazzola

Ingredients

  • 3-1/2 cups spelt flour or whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup Sucanant or Rapadura
  • 1 cup grass-fed butter
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1-1/2 cups apple cider preferably unpasteurized OR 2/3 cup boiled apple cider (available at Whole Foods)
  • cinnamon sugar *

Instructions

  1. Boil the 1-1/2 cups apple cider down to approximately 2/3 cup on the stove.
  2. This should take around 25 to 30 minutes. **
  3. Combine the flour, buttermilk, and boiled apple cider.

  4. Cover and let soak overnight. In the morning, add the rest of the ingredients in order.
  5. It may take a bit of effort to get the right consistency after soaking.
  6. Add a tablespoon at a time of milk or water if needed to achieve a batter that isn’t too thick. I typically add 2 more tablespoons of liquid.
  7. Oil and flour a donut pan and fill 2/3 of the way full with batter.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 to 18 minutes until a knife comes out clean. This my preferred way. ***
  9. To make muffins instead of donuts, grease pan or use liners. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 22 to 25 minutes. These don’t hold up as well and don't have the same texture as donuts. But they turn out all right!
  10. When donuts/muffins are still warm from baking, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Recipe Notes

*Make your own cinnamon sugar. Mix 1 cup Sucanant or Rapadura with 2 tablespoons cinnamon.

 

**In a pinch, you can just use 2/3 of a cup of regular apple cider, but the donuts will not be nearly as tangy.

 

***A note about the donut pan: I realize donut pans are not ideal (they are usually nonstick), but I prefer my donuts baked because they aren’t quite as heavy. This is only a once-in-a-while treat, so I am fine with this. If you want a more traditional approach, heat coconut oil and fry donuts, flipping when the first side is brown.

Apple cider is almost as iconic as colored leaves. It shouts cheerfully “Fall is here! Fall is here!” As families flock to pick apples, orchards offer the ever-popular treat: apple cider flavored donuts. The common recipe is easy to spruce up and make real food friendly at home. And of course, it's best enjoyed with a warm beverage for dunking! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Have you made or had apple cider donuts before? What’s your favorite treat for picking apples?

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About Jenny Cutler

Jenny is a former public school teacher and holds a Master's Degree in Multicultural Education. She's a stay-at-home mom with two small children in Northern Virginia. Jenny, her husband, and her children began a traditional foods diet in 2009 when she found Traditional Cooking School, and they are now preparing to start a sustainable, small scale farm.

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  1. Katie Mae Stanley says

    October 15, 2014 at 10:47 am

    These sound AMAZING!!!

    Reply
  2. Jenny says

    October 15, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    My husband’s birthday is next week. I may have to get creative with the cider but I think I have most of the ingredients. I look forward to giving this a try. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Linda Reddoch says

    October 16, 2014 at 7:14 am

    I’m never disappointed with your posts Wardee.

    Reply
  4. missa says

    October 18, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    I tried to make these using the frying method. I couldn’t get them to work! I have made doughnuts before, but these just dissolved in the hot oil. Has anyone fried these successfully? I am going to stick the rest of the dough in the fridge and see if I can find a doughnut pan in town this week.

    Reply
    • Heather says

      January 14, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      I think there is an egg missing from the recipe. Try adding one and see how it holds together. The original recipe had a couple of eggs.

      Reply
  5. Cindy L. says

    January 18, 2015 at 12:02 am

    What do you think about using “overdone” kombucha or water kefir for soaking medium–without being boiled? I typically don’t have cider or apple juice. I could make it, BUT I always have very tart kefir and Kombucha in the house.

    Reply
    • Cindy L. says

      January 18, 2015 at 12:03 am

      And possibly rye or buckwheat flour…

      Reply
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