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@temim, of glazedandenthused.tumblr.com fame, I want to make sure you see this. :)

discoverynews:

For a happy and satisfying Friday afternoon…make donuts!

wwnorton:

Because it just about feels like Fall outside, here is @AmyTraverso’s recipe for Vermont Apple Cider Donuts.

Makes: ~18 3-inch donuts
Active Time: 1 h, 30 m
Total Time: 1 h, 45 m

Ingredients:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 tablespoons unslated butter, room temp.
• 2 large eggs, room temp.
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons table salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
• 1/3 cup boiled apple cider
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Canola or safflower oil for frying
• Cinnamon-sugar (1/2 cups sugar mixed w/ 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon) or confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling.

From The Apple Lover’s Cookbook.

(via andyouhavetogivethemhope)