# Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
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Ingredients (Doughnut Batter):
1/4 teaspoon **ground nutmeg** 1/8 teaspoon **ground cardamom** 1/4 teaspoon **salt**
2 Tablespoons (28g) **unsalted butter**, melted
1 large **egg**
1/2 cup (100g) packed light or dark **brown sugar** 1/2 cup (100g) **granulated sugar** 1/2 cup (120ml) **milk**1 teaspoon **pure vanilla extract** Ingredients (Topping):
6 Tablespoons **unsalted butter**, melted
1/3 cup **granulated sugar**
1 teaspoon **ground cinnamon** 1 pinch **salt** Instructions
**Preheat** oven to 350f. **Grease** doughnut baking molds with oil or butter (should have enough to make 12-14 doughnuts)
**Reduce the apple cider:** simmer cider in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, **until it's reduced to** **1/2 cup**; about 20-30 minutes. Skim spices or particles or run through a fine-mesh strainer. *when in doubt, it's better to over-reduce than under, as long as it's not burned; just add more cider to make up the difference.* **Combine dry ingredients:** while cider is simmering, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
**Combine wet ingredients:** combine butter, egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk, and vanilla in another bowl.
**Mix batter:** add **reduced cider** to wet ingredients; then mix in **dry ingredients** a bit at a time. Batter should be somewhat thick, but not a dough.
**Spoon batter** into **greased doughnut molds**. It should make 12 doughnuts, possibly with a little extra. *(Leftover batter can be used to create cookie-like "doughnut holes" on a baking sheet.)*
**Bake** at 350f for about **10-12 minutes**, until cooked through. **While baking**, mix together dry ingredients for topping in a small bowl; melt 6 tbsp butter in another bowl.
**Remove doughnuts from molds** immediately after baking. As soon as they are cool enough to handle, dip them first into butter, then into dry topping mix. Don't over-coat doughnuts; one dip is enough.