baked apple doughnut holes

How To Make baked apple doughnut holes

• 1

  Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease forty 1 1/2" muffin pan cups.
• 2

  In a medium-size bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut 1 cup (2 sticks) butter into the flour mixture until it resembles fine crumbs. Stir in eggs and milk until soft dough forms. Fold in apples and nuts (if using).
• 3

  With floured hands, roll dough into 1-inch round balls to resemble doughnut holes. Drop balls into muffin pan cups. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 4

  In a small saucepan, melt remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter over low heat. In medium size plastic food storage bag, combine remaining 3/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. In batches of 3 or 4, drop doughnut holes into melted butter to cover and then immediately remove doughnut holes with tongs or a slotted spoon. Toss into the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Repeat until all doughnut holes have been coated.
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