Apple Cider Baked Donuts

Ingredients:
For the Apple Cider Baked Donuts:
1 cup and 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 large egg,  at room temperature
1/2 cup fresh apple cider
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 tablespoons Fat Free vanilla chobani yogurt or unsalted butter
For the Maple Glaze:
1-1/4 cups confectioner’s sugar3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon dark corn syrup or Karo
1/2 tablespoon water
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring (optional)
                                  
Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 º F (177 º C).

2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.  In a small separate bowl, whisk the egg.  Set both aside.

3. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the apple cider, sugar and yogurt or butter, stirring continuously until yogurt or butter has just melted.  Remove from heat, let cool for 2 minutes, and stir in the apple cider vinegar, vanilla, and whisked egg. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry; stir well with a whisker until combined and almost no lumps are visible.

4. Using a tablespoon or a cookie scooper, spoon/scoop batter into a cooking sprayed donut pan (3/4 full).  Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes (standard-size baked donuts) or for 6-7 minutes (mini baked donuts), or until light brown and cooked through. Let cool for 2-3 minutes on a rack.  Then, remove baked donuts from pan and place them directly on a rack to cool completely before dipping into glaze.

5. For the Maple Glaze: Whisk everything together in a small bowl until smooth.  Set rack of donuts over a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Dip the top of the baked donuts into the maple glaze, turning to coat well.  Let baked donuts rest on rack until glaze sets.

 

Note:  Apple Cider Baked Donuts recipe adapted from We Heart Vegan,  and Maple Glaze adapted from Under The High Chair.

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