Homemade Apple Cider Donuts | Mama's Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the donuts:***
• 2 medium red apples
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting a work surface and rolling pin
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• vegetable oil, to taste
• ***For the glaze:***
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• ***For the cinnamon-sugar topping:***
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon