Description
Soft cake donuts with a strong apple cider flavor, coated with a sugar and spice. A yummy fall treat!
Ingredients
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- 3 cup All Purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp butter ((1 1/2 sticks))
- 3/4 cup milk/milk alternative
- 1 1/2 cup apple cider ((for reduction))
- 1 tbsp apple pie spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Sugar and Spice Coating
- 4 tbsp butter (melted)
- 2 tbsp apple cider
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp apple pie spice
Instructions
- Reduce apple cider. Pour apple cider into a small pan and heat over low heat and boil for about 15-20 minutes. Apple cider should reduce to ½ cup. Set aside once done to cool while you make the rest of your dough.
- In a medium bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, cinnamon and apple pie spice. Whisk until combined. Cut butter into cubes and cut into dough with pastry cutter or knife. If needed you can work butter into the dough with your hands.
- Add in your milk, apple cider and mix until dough is formed. Chill dough for 30 minutes in freezer.
- Remove dough from bowl and put on floured surface. Roll out your dough into a rectangle about ½ inch thick. This is how you will make layers in the dough. Fold one side of the dough into the center, then do the same for the other side. Roll out with your rolling pin to ½ inch thick and continue to repeat 3-4 more times. (see images in post for instruction)
- Roll dough out a final time and cut donut shape using round cookie cutters.
- Turn on air fryer to 350*F and fry 3-4 donuts at a time for 7 minutes, flipping over half way through. They should be golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove donuts from air fryer. Fill a small bowl with melted butter and apple cider and a plate with sugar and spice. Brush with melted butter and apple cider and roll in sugar and spice mixture. Repeat previous step until all doughnuts are cooked.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Cuisine: American