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Apple Cider Donut Muffins

Love sinking your teeth into a warm, soft, fresh-from-the-orchard apple cider donut each fall? Now you can easily bake a batch of cozy apple cider donut muffins in the comfort of your own kitchen -- whenever the craving strikes!


Apple Cider Donut Muffins
source TheSeasonedMom
categories breakfast, cake, dessert
yield 12 muffins
prep time 10 mins
total time 25 mins

INGREDIENTS
  • [FOR THE MUFFINS]
  • 4 Tbsp salted butter, softened at room temperature
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 Lrg eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg (or increase to 1 ½ tsp if you like a stronger nutmeg flavor)
  • ¼ tsp ground allspice
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 2/3 cup (319 grams) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup apple cider
  • ½ cup milk
  • [FOR THE TOPPING]
  • 2 Tbsp salted butter, melted
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

    • INSTRUCTIONS
  • 1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
  • 2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, cream together the butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
  • 3. Add the eggs, beating to combine.
  • 4. Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, salt, and vanilla.
  • 5. On low speed, mix the flour into the butter mixture alternately with the apple cider and milk, beginning and ending with the flour and making sure everything is thoroughly combined. (So start with 1/3 of the flour, then all of the cider, then another 1/3 of the flour, then all of the milk, and finally the rest of the flour.)
  • 6. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, filling them almost to the top.
  • 7. Bake the muffins for about 15-17 minutes, or until they're golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle of one of the center muffins comes out clean.
  • 8. Transfer the muffins to a wire rack.
  • 9. When the muffins are cool enough to handle (but still warm), prepare the topping.
  • 10. Place the melted butter in a small bowl. In a separate small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.

    • NOTES
    Add more nutmeg for an even stronger "donut" flavor. Apple Cider Mini Muffins: the mini muffins are like apple cider donut holes! Bake the batter in mini muffin tins for about 10-12 minutes. Baked Apple Cider Donuts: if you have a donut pan, you can make these in real donut shapes rather than in a muffin tin. Spoon the batter into the wells of the donut pan, filling the wells about ¼-inch from the top. Bake in a 425°F oven for 10 minutes. Shake the warm donuts in a bag of cinnamon sugar (no dipping in butter necessary).

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