Categories: Breakfast

Ingredients

• Batter:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups diced apples
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• Topping:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Step 1

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cavity mini doughnut pans.

3. Step 2

4. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a large bowl; mix together with a fork until combined. Add shortening and mix with the fork until broken up into small clumps.

5. Step 3

6. Mix together apples, milk, and eggs in a separate bowl. Add to flour mixture and stir just until blended. Spoon batter into the prepared doughnut pans.

7. Step 4

8. Bake doughnuts in the preheated oven until slightly browned on the bottoms, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

9. Step 5

10. While doughnuts are cooling, place melted butter for topping in a shallow bowl. Mix together 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in another shallow bowl. Dip cooled doughnuts in butter and then in sugar mixture to coat.

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