Gluten Free Apple Cider Donuts
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Gluten Free Apple Cider Donuts
Description
The Gluten Free Apple Cider Donuts recipe produces moist and tender baked donuts with a spiced apple cider flavor. The batter is formed by creaming room temperature butter with both brown and granulated sugar, then incorporating eggs, vanilla extract, gluten-free flour blend, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and apple cider. The thick batter is piped into a greased donut pan and baked until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, ensuring a soft but well-cooked interior.
Once baked, the donuts are brushed with melted butter and rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture, creating a sweet and slightly crunchy coating that contrasts with the soft crumb. These donuts retain moisture well and can be stored covered at room temperature for up to three days.
The combination of apple cider and warm spices makes these donuts a fitting treat in autumn or any time a lightly spiced, comforting baked good is desired. Using a gluten-free flour blend allows those avoiding gluten to enjoy classic cider donuts without altering the expected texture significantly.
Practical tips include piping the thick batter into donut cavities for neat shapes, adjusting baking time if using different sized pans, and ensuring no butter clumps remain in the batter for even texture.
Ingredients
Apple Cider Donuts
- 10 tbsp butter room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar tightly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour gluten free 1 to 1
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- ⅔ cup apple cider
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.
- In a stand mixer, beat room temperature butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar for 2 minutes or until no clumps of butter remain.
- Then, add in eggs and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
- Add in gluten free flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir until a thick dough forms.
- Then, slowly stir in apple cider as you are stirring. Stir until a thick dough is formed.
- Add dough to a Ziplock bag. Cut off the corner of the bag and pipe batter into greased donut pan. Fill each cavity a little more than halfway.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven. Allow donuts to cool for 5 minutes in pan before inverting pan and releasing donuts onto wire rack.
- Then, make cinnamon sugar coating. Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in shallow bowl. Stir to combine.
- Melt the 2 tablespoons butter. Brush each donut with melted butter all over. Then place each donut in sugar mixture and coat both sides. Repeat for all donuts.
Notes
- Use a gluten-free 1-to-1 flour blend or all-purpose flour interchangeably in this recipe.
- Pipe the thick batter into donut cavities for cleaner shapes and consistent sizes.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the donuts comes out clean; timing varies with pan size.
- Brushing donuts with melted butter before coating helps the cinnamon sugar stick.
- Store donuts covered at room temperature for up to three days to maintain freshness.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12donuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 327 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 327kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 207mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 71mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 391IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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