My apple cider doughnut recipe is the result of me doing too many things at one time and not paying attention. So the story goes, I was trying to figure out if anyone had created a copycat recipe for the apple cider doughnuts from SkyTop Orchard in Flat Rock, NC. My research came up empty, though I did watch a local reporter make the doughnuts for a feature.
…
My baking is mostly based on whim, which I admit is weird, but I really just bake whatever comes to mind. Not a whole lot of curating happening over here. I like a challenge and when I have time to dig in, I do. For whatever reason, when it comes to baking I am 100% confident that whatever I try will work out the first time, which almost never happens, but nevertheless I persist. The beautiful brioche doughnuts you see here, took out how to took a ton of research and three attempts to get just right. As usual, the third time was the charm…
