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Baked Apple Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 10 donuts
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Donuts
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled ¹
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp apple pie spice ²
  • [recipe:Apple Pie Spice]
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3/4 cup milk (or almond milk) ³
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Topping
  • 4 Tbsp 57g unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled ³
  • 1/2 cup 100g granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or pie spice

Equipment

  • 1 donut pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400℉. Grease two donut pans with butter or baking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, apple pie spice, and salt until combined. Set aside.
  3. In another mixing bowl, whisk together the applesauce, olive oil, milk, and vanilla until smooth and combined.
  4. Fold the applesauce mixture into the dry ingredients, until just mixed and no streaks of flour remain.
  5. Transfer the batter to a large piping bag (or a ziploc bag), snip off the corner, and pipe the batter into the donut pans. Each donut mold will be filled almost to the top.
  6. Bake until golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center of each donut comes out clean, about 10-12 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a baking rack to cool.
  8. When the donuts are cool enough to handle (15 minutes or so), add the melted butter and cinnamon-sugar mixture to two small shallow bowls.
  9. Dip each donut in the melted butter followed by the sugar topping until well-coated. Enjoy!!