Baked Apple Doughnuts for Abm

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 large grated apple
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 tablespoon fast rising yeast
• melted butter
• cinnamon sugar, for dipping

Directions

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients except cinnamon sugar and melted butter in the order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer.

2. 2

   Start dough cycle.

3. 3

   When dough cycle is finished, remove dough from machine.

4. 4

   Divide into 14 pieces and shape into donuts (or pat out and use cutters).

5. 5

   Place on a baking sheet and let rise 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F.

7. 7

   Bake for 15-20 minutes or until browned. and done.

8. 8

   Immediately brush each doughnut with butter and dip in cinnamon sugar.

9. 9

   To make without a bread machine:.

10. 10

    Heat the milk to 110-115 degrees.

11. 11

    Pour on top of the brown sugar and yeast, and let it sit for 5-10min.

12. 12

    Add oil, egg and apple.

13. 13

    Stir flour, salt and spices together and stir into yeast mixture.

14. 14

    Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

15. 15

    Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until doubled.

16. 16

    Punch down the dough, and roll it out 1/2 inch thick.

17. 17

    Cut into doughnut shapes.

18. 18

    Transfer doughnuts to a baking sheet.

19. 19

    Wait to cut out the "hole" until you have transferred the doughnut to the baking sheet.

20. 20

    Bake as above.