Apple House Cinnamon Doghnuts

Sample
Recipie From
The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book
by Kelly Rudnicki

otherwise known as
Food Allergy Mama




Apple House Cinnamon Doughnuts

The Apple Haus, in Long Grove, Illinois, serves delicious apple cider doughnuts and apple pies. We stopped going there long ago because of John’s allergies, but I never forgot how much I loved those doughnuts. I was determined to develop a recipe that closely matched those sweet and sugary treats. This recipe is the result of that mission, and it is fabulous. My son was so excited—not only could he have a doughnut for the first time in his life, but his were just as good as those at the Apple Haus.

Yield: 12 doughnuts and 12 holes

Doughnuts

41/2–43/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
31/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons dairy-free margarine, melted
1 cup soy or rice milk
Vegetable oil for frying
Cinnamon sugar, for rolling
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

In a large, heavy pot, heat 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil until a candy thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375ºF.

Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the applesauce, vanilla, and sugar. Add margarine, and mix well. In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon with a wire whisk. Add flour mixture and soy milk alternately with margarine mixture. Add more flour, if needed, to make a smooth and not-too-sticky dough.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured board. Knead for about 1 minute, and roll out to a 1/2-inch-thick circle. Dip doughnut cutter into flour, and cut into dough. Remove trimmings and reroll, repeating the process.

Slide a few doughnuts carefully into the hot oil, being careful not to crowd the pot. Fry until doughnuts rise to the surface, about 2 minutes, and turn over with metal tongs to fry other side. Doughnuts should be golden brown on both sides. Lift out with metal tongs and drain on paper towels.

Place cinnamon–sugar mixture in a brown paper lunch bag. Place warm doughnuts, one at a time, in the brown bag, and shake to coat. Shake off excess sugar, and place on a serving platter. Repeat with remaining doughnuts.

Note: If you don’t have a doughnut cutter, use a 3-inch biscuit cutter instead. To make the doughnut holes, use an empty, sterilized round medicine bottle without the cap. Poke the hole in the middle of the circle, and out the hole will pop. This is a time-tested trick I learned from my mom.

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