APPLE HOUSE CINNAMON DOUGHNUTS

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How to make Apple House Cinnamon Doughnuts

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

DOUGHNUTS:
Vegetbale oil, for frying
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (such as Nielsen-Massey's Pure Vanilla Extract)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons dairy-free margarine, melted
4 1/4 cups to 4 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup soy or rice milk
CINNAMON SUGAR, FOR ROLLING
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Steps:

In a large, heavy pot, heat 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil until a candy thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F.
Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the applesauce, vanilla, and ¾ cups flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt with a wire whisk. Add the flour mixture and the soy milk alternately to the applesauce - margarine mixture. Add more flour, if needed, to make a smooth and not-too-sticky dough.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured board. Knead for about 1 minute, and roll out to a ½-inch-thick circle. Dip a doughnut cutter into flour, and cut into the dough. Remove the trimmings and reroll, repeating the process.
Slide a few doughnuts into the hot oil, being careful not to crowd the pot. Fry until the doughnuts rise to the surface, about 2 minutes, and turn over with metal tongs to fry the other side. Doughnuts should be golden brown on both sides. Lift out the doughnuts with metal tongs and drain on paper towels.
Mix together the ½ cup sugar and the 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Place the cinnamon - sugar mixture in a brown paper lunch bag. Place the warm doughnuts, one at a time, in the brown bag, and shake to coat. Shake off excess sugar, and place on a serving platter. Repeat with remaining doughnuts.
Notes
If you don't have a doughnut cutter, use a 3-inch biscuit cutter instead. To make the doughnut holes, use an empty, sterilized round medicine bottle without the cap. Poke the hole in the middle of the circle, and down the hole will pop. This is a time-tested trick Rudnicki learned from her mom.