Applesauce Donuts

It's apple harvest time here, which makes me want to spend all day in the kitchen, tinkering away on possible recipes.  These donuts were a recent creation that my family fell in love with right away.  Imagine a cake donut, but tastier, with the added moisture of applesauce and a deliciously spicy flavor. Make sure to eat them when fresh and warm for best texture.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 2 eggs (well beaten)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

	Combine sugar, applesauce, sour cream, and butter together in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Whisk in beaten eggs, until all combined. Add all remaining ingredients, and stir until mixture is completely combined. (The mixture will be thick). Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
	Remove dough from refrigerator and turn out onto a really well floured counter. Roll out dough to 1/2" thick and cut into donut-sized circles, with a hole in the center. (Since I don't have a donut cutter, I used a circle cookie cutter, and for the center - the bottom of a large pastry decorating tip.)
	Fill a saucepan with vegetable oil or shortening and heat over medium-high heat until oil is hot for deep frying. Cook 1-2 donuts at a time, depending on the size of the pan, turning once the bottoms are deeply golden browned. Once both sides are browned, remove from oil, and drain on a cooling rack, with paper towels underneath. Once donuts are slightly cooled, dredge each in the Cinnamon/Sugar coating. (recipe below). Cinnamon/Sugar Coating 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Note

These must be served when fresh and warm. If served later, they will be dense and not very tasty.

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Comments

[jennifer @ unexpectednecessities.blogspot.com]

Yum!I will definitely have to try these. Thanks for sharing!

[K Smith]

YUMMMMMMMM!

[Amy]

YUM!!! I will be making these! Thanks for the recipe.

[Nicole Leigh]

Thanks for this recipe. An orchard in my area makes these donuts. I'm thrilled that I will now be able to make them myself!

[Kelly]

Oh my, oh my! That sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing! :)

[jenn]

sounds amazing!

[Stacie]

Oh, these look delicious!! I've copied this recipe and hope to make them this weekend.

Thanks!

[jeanne]

These sound so good! I am trying to be good though...we will see.

[Julie Harward]

There used to be the sweetest old lady in our neighborhood who made donuts on Halloween night...all the kids made a bee-line to her house first!
I think you have given me a really good idea..thank you!(come say hi "D)

[Victoria Klein]

Bookmarked! :)

[Gwyn]

That looks delicious!! Thank you for sharing! Feel free to pop in to visit me anytime at my blog. Hugs, Gwyn

[Sonya Dime Store Thrift]

Oh!My!Goodness! That looks so goooooooood!!

[Tricia]

Oh good golly, does that sound delicious! I think I know what we're having for breakfast tomorrow. Yay!

XO*Tricia

[Karen]

Mmm, I'm definitely going to try these! Wish I had sour cream right this minute and I'd make a brunch lol Karen

[Yoli Kalkofne - Apron of the Month Club]

I will trade my meatloaf and broccoli for 1 donut....yes? :)

Yoli
http://apronofthemonthclub.blogspot.com/

[koralee]

These are going to be made in my home tomorrow...my girls are going to love you! Thanks a million!

[Wendy McDonagh-Valentine]

I am SOOOOO visiting my local farmer's market this week!!!!! It's amazing how one picture of donuts and apples can make a girl go crazy!!! :)

~ Wendy
http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

[Wendy]

Made your delicious donuts and wrote a blog post about it. Yum!
http://almotaroses.blogspot.com/2009/09/applesauce-donuts.html

[elyse]

those look amazing! i have 2 great recipes on my lower sidebar: one for apple crisp and one for applesauce. easy and delish.

thanks for sharing!

xo

[Amy]

my great-grandma Beatrice was known to make the most delicious donuts so i have always wanted to learn---now you have inspired me to start trying! YUM!!!

[Angela Ingram]

Sound delicious, but am afraid of hot oil. Not much luck with fires in my home. Have had 3.

[Jessica Hills]

Those look so good!

[pamela]

I am always on the look out for homemade doughnut recipes!! I will sooo be trying this over the weekend.

[denise jones]

yummy! i can't bake, but my husband will enjoy making these for me :-)

[april~living the sweet life]

What a great fall treat. I think these may go on our list of fall foods every year from now on. I can't wait to make them.

[tinkerverve.wordpress.com]

I made these this morning..yummy!
http://tinkerverve.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/fresh-applesauce-donuts/

[Denice]

Those look so good! I'm allergic to cow's milk though: do you think I could substitute the sour cream for plain goat milk yogurt?

[tracy ... two happy bellies]

Oh wow! These were great! We have a tradition in my husband's family of homemade donuts when it snows. Well it snowed last night and we made these this morning. Other than making WAY too many for our small family of two (and one guest) and having REALLY sticky dough . . . well we have some very tasty leftovers for a snack tonight and breakfast tomorrow!

http://lindybasenji.typepad.com/two_happy_bellies/2010/01/donut-time.html

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