Baked Apple Donut Holes

Published on by carol lou

With the change of seasons, apples is what comes to my mind with the start of fall. The leaves are changing and I keep reading about apple cider donuts and how everyone is looking for the best in the area. In Virginia, there is even an Apple Cider Donut Trail. Here is my version of Baked Apple Donut Holes, quick to prepare and the perfect recipe when that donut craving hits. Really good with a hot cup of coffee!

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Baked Apple Donut Holes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tart apple, grated
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • cinnamon sugar – I mixed 6 tablespoons sugar and sprinkled in cinnamon, approx. 2 teaspoons – you can adjust amounts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini-muffin pans with cooking spray. Stir together the four, baking powder, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Cut in the shortening until the mixture is fine. Add the eggs, milk, apples, and nuts to the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Fill well-greased muffin pans two-thirds full. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Remove and roll in the melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.