Apple Cider Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 500 ml apple cider or cloudy apple juice
• 350 g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 100 g soft brown sugar
• 50 g butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 60 ml buttermilk
• 1 l vegetable oil, for frying
• 100 g caster sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon, for coating

Method

1. Boil the cider until reduced to 100ml. Cool.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, spices and brown sugar. Stir in the cider, butter, egg and buttermilk to make a soft dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
3. Roll out to 1.5cm thick and cut into doughnuts with holes.
4. Fry at 180°C for 2 minutes each side. Drain and roll in cinnamon sugar.

Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.