Baked Apple Doughnuts

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped unpeeled apples
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 set oven on 350 deg f.
• 2 grease twenty-four 2-1/2 inch muffin cups well,set aside. in a medium bowl,stir together flour,salt and baking soda,set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat shortening with a electric mixer 30 seconds.
• 4 gradually add the 1-1/2 cups sugar,about 1/4 cup at a time,beating on medium speed until well-combined and scraping sides of bowl. beat 2 minutes more.
• 5 add eggs, 1 at a time,beating after each addition.
• 6 alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to shortening mixture,beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
• 7 fold in apples.
• 8 spoon batter into prepared muffin cups,filling two-thirds full.
• 9 bake in the pre-heated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until dark golden brown and wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
• 10 doughnuts will dip in middle. cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes.
• 11 in a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• 12 carefully remove doughnuts from muffin cups(donuts will be tender). while still warm, roll doughnuts in the sugar mixture. serve warm.