Baked Apple Doughnuts - flour

Method

• 1. Sift together: flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
• 2. Cut in the shortening with a pasty blender until mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. Set aside.
• 3. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, and apples. Mix well.
• 4. Add the apple mixture into the dry ingredients and mix till just blended.
• 5. Spoon the batter into 12 greased muffin cups, filling the cups 2/3 full.
• 6. Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes or until done.
• Meanwhile, make the topping:
• 1. Melt butter and set it aside.
• 2. Combine the 1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon mixing well and also set this aside.
• 3. Remove donuts immediately from pan and roll first in butter coating evenly, then roll in cinnamon mixture.
• 4. Cool on wire racks.