5 Perfect Recipes For All Your Autumn Cravings

FOR DOUGH:
3½ cups all-purpose flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin spice
3 cups chopped apple slices or apple pie filling
2 eggs
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup apple cider
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
6 cups vegetable oil, for cooking

FOR TOPPING:
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin spice
1 cup apple cider

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Candy thermometer
3.5-inch cutter
1-inch cutter

To make the dough, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin spice in a medium bowl. Next, add the chopped apples or apple pie filling and gently mix. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar, and then add the apple cider and butter. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix thoroughly to form the dough.

In a medium saucepan, add the oil and heat on medium high until 325°F, checking the temperature with a candy thermometer. While oil is heating, begin to roll out the doughnuts.

On a well-floured surface, roll out the dough to ½-inch thickness. Cut out the doughnuts with the large cutter, and then cut out the centers with the smaller cutter. Place the doughnuts on a lightly floured baking sheet.

To make the topping, mix together the sugars and pumpkin spice in a small bowl. Pour apple cider in another bowl.
Set both aside for dipping.

Once oil is at temperature, gently place the doughnuts in the pan, taking care not to overcrowd it (three to four doughnuts at a time). Cook each side for 2 to 3 minutes. Place the doughnuts on a cooling rack or paper towels.

While the doughnuts are warm, dip each in apple cider, tapping gently over the bowl to remove any excess cider. Then coat with the spiced sugar mix.