Maple Glazed Apple Cider Donuts

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 ½ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons room temperature butter
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup buttermilk

  (or add 1 Tbs Vinegar to 1/2 cup measuring cup & fill remaining space with milk, wait 10 minutes before using)
• 1 cup Apple Cider

  (reduced)
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar

  (sifted)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup pure maple syrup

Instructions

• 1 In a small saucepan over med-high heat, add the apple cider, bringing it to a
  boil.
• 2 Let it boil for approximately 11 minutes uncovered, until it is reduced to 1/4
  cup. Set aside to cool.
• 3 Whisk in confectioners sugar until well blended. Set aside until needed.
• 4 In a medium bowl beat the sugar and butter together until smooth. Add eggs, one
  a time, beating well, Set aside. Add the buttermilk and cooled reduced apple
  cider.
• 5 Preheat Oven to 400F
• 6 In another medium bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt,
  and nutmeg together until well combined.
• 7 Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture and mix only until the ingredients
  are incorporated, do not overmix or the donuts will be “tough”.
• 8 Spoon the soft dough evenly into prepared donut pans.
• 9 Bake for 9 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 Cool in the pan 2 minutes before removing them, glaze as desired or dip them in
  cinnamon/sugar mix.
• 11 In a saucepan heat the maple syrup over medium heat until it starts to bubble,
  remove from heat and whisk in confectioners sugar and pure vanilla extract. Set
  aside to cool

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