Salted Caramel Apple Cider Doughnuts | Donna Hay

Ingredients

• ½ cup (125ml) apple cider or sparkling apple juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 2¼ cups (335g) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
• ⅓ cup (75g) caster (superfine) sugar
• 2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 4 egg yolks
• 50g unsalted butter, softened
• ¼ cup (60ml) double (thick) cream
• 1½ cups (450g) store-bought thick caramel or dulce de leche
• 2 teaspoons smoked sea salt flakes+