Protein Cider Doughnuts Recipes

PROTEIN APPLE CIDER DONUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix up all the dry ingredients to avoid clumping.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together all of your liquid ingredients. It's okay if it's not a completely smooth mixture at this point. The butter will not completely mix into the rest of the liquids, and that is to be expected.
• Add the liquid mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients, and use a silicone spatula (or mixing spoon) to mix it all up until you have a smooth batter.
• Spray a donut pan with nonstick butter spray and fill your molds. This recipe will make 6 standard donuts, but if you use a smaller donut pan, you'll get about 8-10 instead. If you don't have a donut pan, these can would also make great muffins!
• Add to the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. 10 minutes typically works great, but if you make smaller donuts and they end up very tall, they may require an extra minute or two to cook through.
• While those are in the oven, make the coating by mixing together your sugar substitute and cinnamon in a bowl.
• When your donuts come out and are still warm, give them a light butter spray on each side and roll them (or toss) in your cinnamon-sugar mixture until coated. I like to "double coat" them and spray them with butter once more. See the photos above for a visual representation for why I prefer this method.
• Enjoy these while fresh & warm for the best result. If you're saving these for during the week, reheating them in the microwave for 10 seconds brings them back to that fresh out of the oven taste (high-protein baked goods tend to get dense as they sit, so the microwave will fix that).

CIDER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together first 10 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, cider and melted butter. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour., Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, pat each portion to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. , In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.

APPLE CIDER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a resealable freezer bag.
• Bring apple cider to a boil in a saucepan; cook, stirring occasionally, until cider has reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
• Whisk 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix butter, eggs, egg yolk, and cooled cider together in a separate bowl until smooth; stir into flour mixture. Stir remaining 2 3/4 cup flour into mixture until dough is smooth. Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large pot or deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Turn dough onto a well-floured work surface using floured hands; pat dough into 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough into doughnuts using a doughnut cutter or 2 round cookie cutters (1 large and 1 small). Gather scraps and re-pat dough to cut out as many doughnuts as possible.
• Carefully slide doughnuts, working in batches, into hot oil; fry until doughnuts rise to the surface and begin to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip doughnuts and continue frying until opposite side is browned, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Remove doughnuts with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to cool until easily handled, about 1 minute. Toss cooled doughnuts in the reserved bag of cinnamon-sugar. Bring oil back to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) before frying next batch.

CIDER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Pour apple cider mix into a 1/2 cup measuring cup. Top off with enough sugar to equal 1/2 cup.
• Combine sugar mixture, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• Mix milk, egg, and orange zest together in a small bowl. Pour over flour mixture; mix gently until dough comes together in a ball.
• Turn dough out onto a floured work surface; pat into a rectangle about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into doughnuts using a floured doughnut cutter.
• Fill a large saucepan with oil to a depth 1 1/2 inch; heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a few doughnuts carefully into the hot oil. Fry until deep golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining doughnuts.