Swans Down® Cake Flour and buttermilk make these scrumptious little spiced donuts pillowy soft. Dunk these baked treats in coffee or tea or pack them up for lunch, a picnic or a potluck.
How long does it take to cook down the Apple cider vinegar and/or apple juice?
Hi Kim, Great question! It could take about 15 minutes to reduce the apple cider vinegar down to 3/4 on a medium heat. Happy baking!
This sounds delicious . . . I love apple cider and I love donuts. It's a win win. I always use Swans Down Cake Flour when I make my mom's pound cake recipe that only calls for cake flour, butter and eggs so I know the apple cider donuts can't miss. Thanks for the recipe.
Also been an long time user of Swans down. Can't wait to try this in bundt pan.
I don’t have apple cider but I do have apple juice. Can I use the juice instead?
Hi Marcy, You can certainly use apple juice in place of the apple cider though the end product will be a bit sweeter. Happy baking!
Hi,
A friend of mine wanted me to make old fashioned donuts. I've never made them before. Will this donut recipe be considered an old fashioned donut?
Hi AJ, These donuts are light and spongy with a cake like texture that has a wonder apple cinnamon flavor. It may not be quite as dense as an authentic old fashion donut. Come back and let us know if you try them. Happy Baking!
Avid long time fan of Swans Down cake flour. It is by far the best to use. I'll be make these Baked Apple Cider Donuts for my family at Halloween.
The only kosher salt I have is the coarse type. Will this cause any issues? I am not that familiar with kosher salt.
Hi Debbie, You can use regular table salt if you have it on hand. Course salt may not provide the same result. Happy Baking!
I’d like to make a cake using a Bundt pan. Will this same recipe work?
Hi Ramona, The Kitchen conducted a few trials on pans sizes for the Baked Apple Cider Donuts recipe. We are happy to say that the recipe baked really well in both a full size and the mini bundt (6-count) pans. At 350℉, bake time for each was about 25 minutes and came out light and spongy. Come back and let us know if you try it. Happy Baking!
Hi Ramona, Word back from The Kitchen is that this recipe will likely work well with a mini Bundt pan but was not too sure it will work in a full size Bundt pan. The batter may be too dense. They are going to test it for us and I will come back and post the results. Happy Baking!
What can you use instead of donut pans?
Hi Shirley, You can use muffin tins in place of donut pans. Prepare the pan as instructed. To make the donut hole you can tightly wad a 1″ ball of parchment paper, flatten it on one side and place it in the center of the muffin tin. Then pipe fill the tins as you would a donut pan.
I don't have doughnut pans and can't afford them at the moment. Is there any other pans you could substitute? I mainly have muffin tins, would they work?
Lori, Yes you can use muffin tins. Prepare the pan as instructed. To make the donut hole you can tightly wad a 1" ball of parchment paper, flatten it on one side and place it in the center of the muffin tin. Then pipe fill the tins as you would a donut pan.
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How long does it take to cook down the Apple cider vinegar and/or apple juice?
Hi Kim, Great question! It could take about 15 minutes to reduce the apple cider vinegar down to 3/4 on a medium heat. Happy baking!
This sounds delicious . . . I love apple cider and I love donuts. It's a win win. I always use Swans Down Cake Flour when I make my mom's pound cake recipe that only calls for cake flour, butter and eggs so I know the apple cider donuts can't miss. Thanks for the recipe.
Also been an long time user of Swans down. Can't wait to try this in bundt pan.
I don’t have apple cider but I do have apple juice. Can I use the juice instead?
Hi Marcy, You can certainly use apple juice in place of the apple cider though the end product will be a bit sweeter. Happy baking!
Hi,
A friend of mine wanted me to make old fashioned donuts. I've never made them before. Will this donut recipe be considered an old fashioned donut?
Hi AJ, These donuts are light and spongy with a cake like texture that has a wonder apple cinnamon flavor. It may not be quite as dense as an authentic old fashion donut. Come back and let us know if you try them. Happy Baking!
Avid long time fan of Swans Down cake flour. It is by far the best to use. I'll be make these Baked Apple Cider Donuts for my family at Halloween.
The only kosher salt I have is the coarse type. Will this cause any issues? I am not that familiar with kosher salt.
Hi Debbie, You can use regular table salt if you have it on hand. Course salt may not provide the same result. Happy Baking!
I’d like to make a cake using a Bundt pan. Will this same recipe work?
Hi Ramona, The Kitchen conducted a few trials on pans sizes for the Baked Apple Cider Donuts recipe. We are happy to say that the recipe baked really well in both a full size and the mini bundt (6-count) pans. At 350℉, bake time for each was about 25 minutes and came out light and spongy. Come back and let us know if you try it. Happy Baking!
Hi Ramona, Word back from The Kitchen is that this recipe will likely work well with a mini Bundt pan but was not too sure it will work in a full size Bundt pan. The batter may be too dense. They are going to test it for us and I will come back and post the results. Happy Baking!
What can you use instead of donut pans?
Hi Shirley, You can use muffin tins in place of donut pans. Prepare the pan as instructed. To make the donut hole you can tightly wad a 1″ ball of parchment paper, flatten it on one side and place it in the center of the muffin tin. Then pipe fill the tins as you would a donut pan.
I don't have doughnut pans and can't afford them at the moment. Is there any other pans you could substitute? I mainly have muffin tins, would they work?
Lori, Yes you can use muffin tins. Prepare the pan as instructed. To make the donut hole you can tightly wad a 1" ball of parchment paper, flatten it on one side and place it in the center of the muffin tin. Then pipe fill the tins as you would a donut pan.