Baked Spiced Cake Donuts

Directions

Ingredients :

baking spray

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 ¼ cups white sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup applesauce

1 cup apple cider

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

melted

1 extra large egg

lightly beaten

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

½ cup white sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

melted

Methods :

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray.

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and kosher salt together in a bowl.

Whisk applesauce, apple cider, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture gradually until ingredients are combined.

Spoon batter into the prepared pan, filling each cup 3/4 full.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a donut comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing donuts from the pan.

Combine sugar and cinnamon for topping in a shallow dish. Brush donuts with melted butter on both sides and dip into sugar-cinnamon combination.