Best 5 Baked Apple Doughnuts Recipes

BAKED APPLE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cavity mini doughnut pans.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a large bowl; mix together with a fork until combined. Add shortening and mix with the fork until broken up into small clumps.
• Mix together apples, milk, and eggs in a separate bowl. Add to flour mixture and stir just until blended. Spoon batter into the prepared doughnut pans.
• Bake doughnuts in the preheated oven until slightly browned on the bottoms, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While doughnuts are cooling, place melted butter for topping in a shallow bowl. Mix together 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in another shallow bowl. Dip cooled doughnuts in butter and then in sugar mixture to coat.

BAKED APPLE CIDER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 (6-cavity) doughnut pans (or a 12-cup muffin tin) with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg and whisk to combine. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream 10 tablespoons/140 grams butter, brown sugar and 1/4 cup/50 grams granulated sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated after each addition, scraping the bowl as necessary. Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until incorporated. With the mixer running, add the apple cider in a slow, steady stream and mix to combine. Scrape the bowl well to make sure the batter is homogeneous.
• Spoon the batter into prepared doughnut pans, filling them about 2/3 of the way. (You can also do this using a disposable piping bag or a resealable plastic bag with a 1/2-inch opening cut from one corner.) Bake until evenly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the thickest portion comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Rotate the pans halfway through baking. (If you are making muffins, divide batter evenly between the prepared cups and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, rotating halfway through.)
• While the doughnuts bake, whisk the remaining 1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a small bowl to combine. In a separate small bowl, melt the remaining 6 tablespoons butter in the microwave. Let the doughnuts cool for 5 minutes after baking, then unmold them from the pans, brush with the melted butter and dredge them in the cinnamon sugar while they are still warm. Serve immediately, or let cool to room temperature.

BAKED APPLE SPICE DOUGHNUTS WITH CINNAMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray mini doughnut pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, mix all doughnut ingredients with spoon until blended. Spoon batter into pan, using about 1 tablespoon for each doughnut.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove doughnuts from pan to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with whisk until smooth.
• Dip tops of doughnuts in glaze; top with sprinkles. Serve warm.

BAKED APPLE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Set oven on 350 deg F.
• Grease twenty-four 2-1/2 inch muffin cups well,set aside. In a medium bowl,stir together flour,salt and baking soda,set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat shortening with a electric mixer 30 seconds.
• Gradually add the 1-1/2 cups sugar,about 1/4 cup at a time,beating on medium speed until well-combined and scraping sides of bowl. Beat 2 minutes more.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time,beating after each addition.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to shortening mixture,beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
• Fold in apples.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups,filling two-thirds full.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until dark golden brown and wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
• Doughnuts will dip in middle. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• Carefully remove doughnuts from muffin cups(donuts will be tender). While still warm, roll doughnuts in the sugar mixture. Serve warm.

BAKED APPLE DOUGHNUTS FOR ABM

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cinnamon sugar and melted butter in the order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer.
• Start dough cycle.
• When dough cycle is finished, remove dough from machine.
• Divide into 14 pieces and shape into donuts (or pat out and use cutters).
• Place on a baking sheet and let rise 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until browned. and done.
• Immediately brush each doughnut with butter and dip in cinnamon sugar.
• To make without a bread machine:.
• Heat the milk to 110-115 degrees.
• Pour on top of the brown sugar and yeast, and let it sit for 5-10min.
• Add oil, egg and apple.
• Stir flour, salt and spices together and stir into yeast mixture.
• Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Punch down the dough, and roll it out 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut into doughnut shapes.
• Transfer doughnuts to a baking sheet.
• Wait to cut out the "hole" until you have transferred the doughnut to the baking sheet.
• Bake as above.