Applesauce Doughnuts

Try these delicious doughnuts for an old-fashioned taste treat. Serve sprinkled with confectioners sugar, if you wish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 155 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 quarts oil for frying
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt onto piece of waxed paper.

Step 3

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer at medium speed to beat together sugar, brown sugar and eggs until fluffy. Beat in 2 tablespoon oil. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture, alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients, until well blended. Stir in applesauce and vanilla.

Step 4

Carefully drop batter by level tablespoons, 3 or 4 at a time, into hot oil. Do not overcrowd pan or oil may overflow. Fry, turning once with tongs, for 3 minutes or until golden. Transfer with tongs to paper toweling to drain. Cool completely.