Cooking and Serving: 27 minutes | 12 standard-size donuts
Ingredients
Gluten free flour – I use Better Batter’s classic blend here, since it makes | Cornstarch – I like to add a bit of cornstarch here since the additional | Baking powder and baking soda – Since there’s no yeast in these donuts,
Description
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 12 minutes | Total Time: 27 minutes | Servings: 12 standard-size donuts
Ingredients
Gluten free flour – I use Better Batter’s classic blend here, since it makes
Cornstarch – I like to add a bit of cornstarch here since the additional
Baking powder and baking soda – Since there’s no yeast in these donuts,
Salt – Salt balances the sweetness and enhances the vanilla flavor of these
Nutmeg – Always use whole nutmeg and grate it on a very fine grater, like a
Sugar – The granulated sugar in these donuts adds sweetness, of course, and
Butter – Butter adds flavor and tender crumb to your donuts, and is like a
Eggs – The two eggs provide lift and structure to your donuts.
Yogurt – The acid in plain yogurt tenderizes the crumb, and helps make the
Vanilla – Vanilla bean paste will give your donuts those gorgeous little
gf sprinkles (in the batter or topping)
chocolate glaze once the donuts are cool, like we use on our gluten free
fold some chopped, freeze dried fruit into the batter (just an ounce!)
sprinkle some chopped nuts on top of the glaze
decorate the glaze with some candy pieces
instead of just a sugar coating, make it a cinnamon sugar coating
after the donuts have cooled a bit, coat them everywhere in powdered sugar
1 12-well donut pan
1 ½ cups (210 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend
¾ teaspoon xanthan gum, (omit if your blend already contains it)
¼ cup (36 g) cornstarch
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 (100 g (weighed out of shell)) eggs, at room temperature, beaten
¾ cup (193 g) plain yogurt, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, (or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract)
1 cup (115 g) confectioners’ sugar
2 to 4 teaspoons milk or buttermilk
4 tablespoons (56 g) unsalted butter, melted
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
Instructions
FOR THE OPTIONAL GLAZE
Transfer the donuts to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, place the confectioners’ sugar and 2 teaspoons of milk, and.
mix well. Add more milk thickly pourable glaze.
Working quickly, dip the top of each cooled donut in the glaze, turn back and.
forth a bit to coat well, invert the donut so the glaze is facing upward, and.
place on a flat surface to set.
FOR THE OPTIONAL SUGAR-COATING.
Invert the donuts onto a wire rack while they’re still warm.
Dip each donut carefully in the melted butter and then press into the.
granulated sugar before replacing on the wire rack. The sugar coating will.
FOR THE OPTIONAL GLAZE
Transfer the donuts to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, place the confectioners’ sugar and 2 teaspoons of milk, and.
mix well. Add more milk thickly pourable glaze.
Working quickly, dip the top of each cooled donut in the glaze, turn back and.
forth a bit to coat well, invert the donut so the glaze is facing upward, and.
place on a flat surface to set.
FOR THE OPTIONAL SUGAR-COATING.
Invert the donuts onto a wire rack while they’re still warm.
Dip each donut carefully in the melted butter and then press into the.
granulated sugar before replacing on the wire rack. The sugar coating will.
Notes
Adapted from the Yeast-Free Glazed Plain Doughnuts on page 42 of Gluten Free on
a Shoestring Quick & Easy . Originally published on the
blog in 2015. In 2019, video, some text, some photos, and optional sugar-coating
all new; in 2022 more text resources added.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an
These gluten free glazed vanilla cake donuts are soft, moist and tender, and
bake up in minutes. They’re basically the perfect vanilla donut. #glutenfree #gf
gluten free glazed vanilla cake donuts are soft, moist and tender, and bake up
in minutes. They’re basically the perfect vanilla donut. #glutenfree #gf #donuts