I wanted doughnuts. Is that too much to ask? As my daughter and I left the pool this weekend from her swim meet I checked Yelp for “gluten free doughnuts”. Fail. The search yielded a health food smoothie place. Not a lot of overlap between health food and what I’m looking for – fried sugary goodness!
So, I headed to Pinterest where I was greeted by amazing pictures of doughnuts- baked & fried, many of which are made in molds (which I do not have and don’t care to buy) and with ingredients and instructions that resemble AP Chemistry lab time.
So, I busted out old faithful… a Better Homes & Garden gluten filled cookbook I’ve had for more than 25 years and looked up yeast doughnut and with some tweaking, here is a quick, simple and amazingly delicious doughnut recipe!
What you need
1 1/2 cup flour blend- I use Pamela’s artisanal blend
2 t yeast
1 tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
1/2 t cream of tartar
Dash salt
1 cup milk, warm
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg and 1 egg white
1 T apple cider vinegar
Dash vanilla
Cinnamon and sugar or whatever topping you choose
Large ziplock bag
Cooking spray
Parchment paper
Oil for frying
Ready?
I mean who is not ready for doughnuts? These are the first real doughnuts (not counting potato doughnuts) that I have had in 10 years… I’m SUPER READY!
Here we go!
In a mixer, add all the dry ingredients
In a measuring cup add all wet ingredients, whisk and then add to mixer
Beat on med high 3 mins
Cover with a warm, moist towel (I wet a kitchen towel and microwave it 30 seconds) and clean up the mess so far. The dough should sit 15-20 mins. I put away the laundry, started the dishwasher and then about 10 mins later proceeded… patience isn’t one of my top skills. Turned out great… so let’s say 10 is fine.
Take a large ziplock bag and evert the edges and spray inside with cooking spray. Using a spatula, transfer the batter to the bag, cut one corner and set aside.
Place parchment paper on cookie sheets and spray lightly with cooking spray. Using ziplock bag, make doughnut shapes on parchment paper. Set pans aside for 10 mins.
Cut out squares around each doughnut and once the oil is ready for frying, transfer the little guys to the hot oil. Fry 1-2 mins per side until golden. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, place on paper towel to drain. Top with sugar while still hot.
Enjoy!!!
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