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Whole Wheat Apple Cider Donuts

Apple cider donuts are our favorite fall treat! Make them at home with whole wheat flour and an easy no-frying method.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cider donuts, baked donuts, donuts with freshly milled flour, fall desserts, freshly milled donuts, homemade donuts
Servings: 20 donuts
Calories: 126kcal
Author: Laura Ascher

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 175 g soft white wheat flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup apple cider
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 6 tbsp butter melted
  • ½ cup pure granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar lightly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • oil for greasing the molds

For the Topping

  • 2 tbsp butter melted
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
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Instructions

  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium size mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl or measuring cup, mix together the apple cider, sour cream, melted butter, sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir well until combined.
  • Heat up your donut maker and add a small drop of oil to each mold. Fill each mold with about ⅛ of a cup of donut batter. Let it bake for 1 ½ minutes, flip and bake an additional 1 ½ minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and repeat with the rest of the batter.
  • Once all the donuts are done, combine the sugar and cinnamon from the topping and set in one bowl. In a separate bowl, place your melted butter.
  • Dip the donuts into the butter, and then the cinnamon sugar.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • I made these donuts using a Dash mini express donut maker. It made the process very simple, similar to making homemade waffles in a waffle maker. If you don't want to purchase one, they could also be baked in the oven in a mini donut pan.
  • Greek yogurt works great as a substitute for sour cream. Make sure it’s plain and unsweetened, or you'll add too much sugar to your donuts.
  • If you don't want to use freshly milled flour, you can use all purpose flour in place of soft white. Use 1 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour and leave the rest of the ingredients as they are. 
  • Be sure to weigh the flour after you mill it; don't just weigh the berries.