apple cider doughnuts

oh me, oh my, i made doughnuts again!

"again?!",  you say?  "but there's never been mention of doughnuts on cupcakes and kale before!"  

{doughnuts!}

well dear friends, this is only because when i make them they don't last long enough to photograph.  actually, it has more to do with the fact that sometimes when baking something i don't leave myself enough time to take pictures before i run out the door with them. {vegan doughnuts i've learned are very well received at potlucks!}

i got my beloved doughnut pan back in july and have whipped up probably 4 batches using this recipe.  from all of the reviews it seems to be the ''go-to'' base recipe.  i've been wanting to get creative with some more elaborate flavours {and still hope to do so!} but when i spied apple cider doughnuts this week on peas and thank you, i knew that there was one more recipe that needed trying before i make up some wacky kale doughnuts.  {scared yet?  just checking to see if you were still reading!}
 

{cider doughnuts, stacked}

 
if you follow the link to the recipe you'll see that my doughnuts turned out a little darker than the originals because i spotted some local buckwheat flour at the co-op again.  yippee!

you can find the recipe here.  my only deviation from the original is that i used 1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour in place of the whole wheat pastry flour and 1/2 cup of a gluten-free flour blend + 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum place of the all purpose.  that means these little cuties are gluten-free!

these were just as i thought they would be - soft and chewy with warm, homey fall flavours thanks to the cinnamon, nutmeg and of course, apple cider.  they were a wee bit more dense than other baked doughnuts i've made but i sort of loved that about them!  oooh, and that rich molasses... blackstrap has so much flavour and iron & calcium too by the way!

{one of these things is not like the other}

{yum}

you should definitely try these out for size.  and if you don't have a doughnut pan yourself you can make them as muffins!

now if you'll excuse me, i have doughnuts to eat photograph.