Vegan Apple Cider Donut Bread
Let’s talk apple cider!
If there is one thing we all crave in the fall outside of pumpkin, it’s all things apple cider! I honestly rarely drink apple cider, but I love the flavor profile for baked goods. Just like pumpkin, it truly captures the essence of fall. When we hit the fall festivals, the first thing I get is an apple cider donut. I never have donuts, but made fresh, they are honestly one of my top favorite treats!
To date we’ve done apple cider cake, cookies, muffins, but I thought of doing more of a bread and came across a Bon Appetite recipe that actually looked really good. It was packed with dairy and eggs, but I knew I could create a recipe that mirrored the original recipe, and boom, the vegan Apple Cider Donut Bread was born!
This bread is quick, easy, dairy free, packs a rich buttery apple cider flavor in the batter and it’s even brushed on the outside, mirrors an apple cider donut without being fried, perfect for fall, you can skip the sugar on the outside and still have a great result, it contains less sugar in the batter than other recipe, pairs great with coffee or hot apple cider!
If you long for all things apple cider or are looking for an alternative to the fried cake donuts, you have to try this new vegan Apple Cider Donut Cake!
Why this recipe is great:
Quick
Easy
No sifting of ingredients
Contains less sugar than most recipe
Features notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and real apple cider!
Vegan Apple Cider Donut Bread
- Total Time: 1hr 20 mins
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
Ingredients
- 9 Tbsps.vegan butter, divided, plus more for pan
- 1 1/2 cups apple cider
- 1/2 cup vegan sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tbsp. (172 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp. (15 g) cornstarch
- 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg, divided
- 2 tbsps flax 5 tbsps water
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar, divided
Instructions
Preparation
- Combine ground flax with water and set aside.
- Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325°. Lightly butter an 8½x4½” or 9×5″ loaf pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on both long sides.
- Bring cider to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until cider is reduced to ¾ cup, 8–10 minutes. Set aside ¼ cup reduced cider to use on the outside of the bread.
- Transfer remaining reduced cider to bowl and let cool 5 minutes. Stir in vegan sour cream and vanilla and set aside.
- Melt 8 Tbsps. (save one for later) vegan butter in same saucepan (no need to clean) over low heat. Let cool slightly.
- In a bowl whisk your dry ingredients, (flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. cinnamon, and ¼ tsp. nutmeg in a medium bowl to combine.)
- Whisk the flax eggs and ¾ cup sugar in a large bowl, 2 minutes, gradually add melted vegan butter in a steady stream; continue to whisk until fully combined and emulsified (no spots of fat should remain). Reserve saucepan.
- Whisk dry ingredients into flax egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with reserved vegan sour cream mixture in 2 additions; whisk just until no lumps remain. Batter will be thin. Don’t over mix.
- Scrape into pan and set on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake cake, rotating halfway through, until deep golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 65-80 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and poke top of cake all over with a toothpick. Spoon 3 Tbsp. reserved reduced cider over; let cool 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix a big pinch of salt, remaining ¼ cup sugar, ½ tsp. cinnamon, and ¼ tsp. nutmeg in a small bowl. Melt remaining 1 Tbsp. butter in reserved saucepan and mix into remaining 1 Tbsp. reduced cider.
- Using parchment paper, lift cake onto rack and set rack inside rimmed baking sheet. Peel away parchment from sides. Brush warm butter mixture over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle generously with sugar mixture to coat every surface (use parchment to help rotate cake and collect any excess sugar). Remove parchment and let cool completely before slicing.
Notes
This bread doesn’t rise like others from the original recipe say, but you still get a great final product that packs tons of flavor. Be sure to bake all the way thru!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 65 mins
Can I use 100% pure apple juice? I can’t get apple cider in Japan.
You could, but the flavor won’t be impactful like that of apple cider.