In this episode of Inn the Wild, Laurie and Jason give some fun insights on this summer, preview fall; and as always, questions from guests and listeners. The recipe of the week is Apple Cider Doughnuts.

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APPLE CIDER DOUGHNUTS

Servings: 12 doughnuts

Total Time: 40 minutes

Doughnut Ingredients

• 2/3 c apple cider
• 2 c flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 3 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
• 2 eggs
• ½ packed brown sugar
• ¼ c sugar

Coating Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter, melted
• ½ c sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon

1. Bring cider to a boil. Lower heat to medium and simmer until the liquid has reduced to 1/3 cup. Cool.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray doughnut pan with non-stick spray.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
4. In another bowl, whisk together butter, eggs, vanilla, both sugars and cider.
5. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and combine with spatula.
6. Spoon batter into a piping bag, cut the end off of the bag and pipe batter into doughnut pan, filling each hole halfway.
7. Bake for 9-11 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. While the doughnuts are cooling, prepare the coating ingredients. Melt butter and mix sugar and cinnamon together.
8. Dip doughnuts in butter and then in sugar mixture.

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Laurie and Jason are owners of the Captain Freeman Inn on Cape Cod in Brewster, MA since January 2020 (yes, just before COVID!). Combined, they have more than 25 years of hospitality experience which led them to thrive as innkeepers.

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