Apple Pie Doughnuts

Instructions

1. For Apple Pie Filling:
2. Peel apples and chop into small pieces. Add apple to a sauce pan
3. Add in the water, butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. Stir.
4. Cook on Medium heat for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. After 25 minutes, remove from heat and let cool.
6. For doughnut dough:
7. Add the yeast to the warm water and set aside to rest for about 3-4 minutes.
8. In the bowl of a mixer, mix the yeast/water with the scalded milk, sugar, salt and butter. Mix well.
9. Add in 4 cups of flour and mix well. Scrap down the sides of the bowl as needed.
10. Add in the last 4 cups of flour and mix until everything is combined.
11. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or loosely with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm place for 1 hour.
12. After an hour, remove dough from the bowl and place onto a floured surface. Punch the dough down and roll out until the dough is about ½ an inch thick.
13. Cut dough into 4x4 squares.
14. Place a tablespoon of apple pie filling in the center of one of the squares. Bring the four corners of the dough to the center. Bring the rest of the edges to the center as well and pinch closed. Carefully roll the ball of dough in your hands to form a ball.
15. Place on a baking sheet to rise. Continue with all of the dough and pie filling.
16. Let doughnuts rest for 30 minutes.
17. Heat oil to 350F.
18. Place two doughnuts into the hot oil and fry for 1.5 minutes - 2 minutes. Try to get closer to 2 minutes without burning the doughnut. If it starts getting too brown, flip it over. After flipping the doughnut cook for another 1.5 minutes - 2 minutes. Again watch for brownness.
19. *Because the doughnut is thicker and filled with the apple pie filling it will need to cook a little longer than plain doughnuts so that the dough around the pie filling cooks. Insides of doughnuts may still be softer than normal due to the apple pie filling.*
20. When the doughnut is done cooking, lay it on a paper towel lined surface to cool for a moment. But before it cools all of the way, dip it into the glaze, place onto a cooling rack. While the icing is wet, sprinkle cinnamon and sugar onto the top of the doughnut. Let cool.
21. Repeat steps until all of the doughnuts are done.
22. To serve: Top with Caramel and Whipped Cream. Serve warm or at room temperature.