Forget the fryer-these addictive doughnuts give you all the flavor with half the effort.
Cider-Glazed Baked Doughnuts
2016-08-09 20:45:34
Yield: approximately 16 doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1 (1⁄4-ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1⁄4 cup warm water (100° to 115°)
- 11⁄4 cups warm whole milk (100° to 115°)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 2⁄3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3⁄4 cup Cider Syrup (recipe follows)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1⁄4 cup warm water. Let stand until foamy, approximately 5 minutes. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine yeast mixture, warm milk, vanilla, butter, egg, 31⁄2 cups flour, brown sugar, and salt. Beat at low speed until combined (some pieces of butter will remain). Switch to dough hook attachment; gradually add remaining 11⁄2 cups flour until a dough forms and pulls away from sides of bowl. (Dough will be sticky.)
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8 times or until dough forms a smooth ball. Place dough in a large bowl; spray with nonstick cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover, and let rise in a warm draft-free place (85°) until doubled in size, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Punch dough down. On a floured surface, roll dough 1⁄2 inch thick. Using a 31⁄4-inch round cutter, cut dough rounds. Place rounds 2 inches apart on prepared pans. Using a 11⁄4-inch round cutter, cut out centers from rounds. Place centers in between rounds on prepared pans. Loosely cover, and let rise until puffy, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Uncover dough. Bake until lightly browned, approximately 12 minutes. Brush with melted butter. Drizzle with Cider Syrup, and sprinkle with sugar. Serve warm.
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Cider Syrup
2016-08-09 20:46:31
Yield: approximately 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 quart apple cider, such as Martinelli’s
Instructions
- In a small Dutch oven, bring cider to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil until cider reduces to 1 cup, approximately 40 minutes. Carefully pour into a bowl. Use warm or chilled. (Mixture will thicken as it cools.) Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
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