Light and Fluffy Gluten-Free Powdered Donuts
These Light and Fluffy Gluten-Free Powdered Donuts are deliciously baked donuts that turn out so soft and with just the right amount of sweetness.
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup gluten-free flour (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon melted and cooled butter
- 1 egg (or flax egg, see notes)
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
Coating
- ½ cup powdered sugar (divided, see recipe)
- ¼ cup melted and cooled butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Next, in a small bowl, combine the vinegar with the milk. Set aside for 5 minutes. This mixture creates buttermilk.
- In a separate bowl, use a stand mixer or hand mixer to beat together the brown sugar with 2 tablespoons of melted and cooled butter (use vegan butter for dairy-free).
- Once combined, mix in the egg, vanilla, and the buttermilk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together until just combined. Be sure to not over-mix.
- Grease a 12-cavity medium donut pan with cooking spray.
- Add the batter to a piping bag or a large Ziploc bag and cut off the corner. Pipe the batter into each donut cavity, filling about ½ to ⅔ full.
- Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, or until they are a pale, golden-brown color and a toothpick inserted in a donut comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.
- While the donuts cool, melt ¼ cup of butter and allow to cool slightly.
- Add ¼ cup of powdered sugar to a Ziploc bag. Working one or two donuts at a time, dip each side of the donut into the melted butter. Place in the Ziploc bag and seal. Then, shake the bag gently until the donuts are covered in the powdered sugar.
- The powdered sugar does start to clump up because of the butter. When this happens throw some of that sugar away and add a fresh ¼ cup of sugar.
- Repeat the coating process until done.
Notes
- My top favorite gluten-free all purpose flours are:
- Instead of the egg, you can use a flax egg for a vegan version, but the donuts will be a bit dense.
- To make a flax egg mix 1 tablespoon of flax meal into 3 tablespoons of cold water. Mix together and let it sit for 15 minutes to thicken.
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