The CUTEST and Tastiest Mini Apple Cider Donuts!!!

Most baked apple cider donuts taste like cinnamon donuts. There's no cider flavor in them at all, and it isn't your fault. Cider is mostly water, so pouring it straight into the batter adds liquid and almost nothing else. The cinnamon and nutmeg bury what little apple survives the oven. The fix is a reduction. Two cups of cider simmered down to about a third of a cup, which concentrates it to the point where it can actually stand up to the spice. It's the step nearly every recipe leaves out, and it's the only reason these taste like the ones from the orchard. Second thing worth stealing: the dip is salted butter, not melted unsalted. The salt cuts the cinnamon sugar so twenty-four of these don't taste like one long sugar rush. Makes 24 mini donuts. Baked, not fried, so no oil and no thermometer. Full printable recipe: https://cookwhatyoulove.com/baked-app... INGREDIENTS Donuts 2 cups apple cider 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ½ tsp ground allspice ½ tsp salt 1 large egg ⅓ cup granulated sugar ⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted ½ cup milk 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract Cinnamon Sugar Topping 6 tbsp salted butter, melted 1 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg (optional) 350°F | 8 to 10 minutes | Prep 30 min | Total 40 min | Makes 24 Real Food. Real Technique. Cook What You Love. Subscribe for more from-scratch recipes:    / @cookwhatyoulove_withchefjenn   #applecider #appleciderdonuts #bakeddonuts #minidonuts #falbaking #fallrecipes #scratchbaking #cookwhatyoulove #cooking #baking #desserts