Baked Apple Donuts

Do I see the word D-O-N-U-T?  I found this Baked Apple Donuts recipe over at Home Cooking Rocks website.  I have recently tried 2 (first and second) other donut muffins.  The kids like the second one better and so did the adults.  So where will this one rate?  You may be able to see from the photo that the top is delightfully crunchy.  I loved it, but the kids still preferred the second donut muffin despite the various toppings I coated the donuts with.  The only change I made when I made it a second time was leaving the apple chunks a bit larger.  The first time time I chopped a bit too small and you could barely taste the apple.  So if that is the way you like it, then smaller chunks might be better.



Baked Apple Donuts
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
2 apples
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
1 egg
1/4 cup milk

For the topping:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Peel and roughly chop the apples.

Directions:
1)  In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Add the butter to the flour mixture. Rub the butter against the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2)  Beat the egg. Pour in the milk and stir lightly. Add the chopped apples to the egg-milk mixture.
3)  Pour the apple-egg-milk mixture to the flour-butter mixture. Stir (a fork is most useful) just until blended. DO NOT overmix. The batter will be a bit stiff.
4)  Form the batter into loose balls and place in the holes of a muffin pan. If you’re not using a non-stick pan, brush the holes lightly with softened butter.
5)  Bake at 350oF for 25 minutes.
6)  While the donuts/donuts holes/muffins are baking, prepare the topping. Measure the sugar and cinnamon powder into a bowl. Stir to combine.
When the donuts/donuts holes/muffins are done, remove from the oven. Use a teaspoon to remove them from the pan. While still warm, dip the tops in melted butter them dredge in the sugar-cinnamon mixture