Soft, fluffy, coated in cinnamon sugar, and bursting with fall flavors, these baked apple cider doughnuts bake up in minutes and are a delicious way to celebrate the season. Guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Lightly oil a 6-cavity doughnut pan.
To make the batter, stir the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt together in a medium mixing bowl.
Stir the cider, oil, and vanilla together in a separate bowl or large liquid measuring cup.
Add the cider mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until mixed.
Spoon (or pipe, using a pastry bag) the batter into the doughnut cavities
Bake for about 13 minutes, until the doughnuts spring back when lightly touched.
Transfer the doughnut pan to a cooling rack and allow the doughnuts to cool.
While the doughnuts cool, stir the sugar and cinnamon for the coating together in a small bowl.
When the doughnuts are cool, remove them from the pan.
Brush each doughnut with melted butter, then dip it in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat.
Serve.
This ingredient is a product suitable for drinking that is typically referred to as "apple cider" in the United States and Canada. In some other regions it may be called "cloudy apple juice" or something similar. Do not use apple cider vinegar or your doughnuts will not turn out right.