Easy Gluten Free Yeast Donuts
These delicious fried gluten free yeast donuts are full of delicious flavor. Coat them in powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, glaze, or enjoy them plain!
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups gluten free flour blend * see notes
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 2 eggs large
Yeast Mixture:
- 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast * see note, 1 packet
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¾ cup milk * see notes, warm to 110º F, you can also use water.
Oil For Frying
- 1 cup canola oil Amount of oil will depend on what you are frying the donuts in. See the post for more information on frying.
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the gluten free flour, sugar, and salt. Use a wire whisk to blend the dry ingredients together.
- In a medium bowl, add the warm milk, sugar, and dry yeast. Be sure the water is no warmer than 120º F or it can kill the yeast Allow the mixture to sit for 5-10 minutes until the yeast mixture is nice and bubbly.
- Add in the eggs and softened butter to the yeast mixture. Mix the wet ingredients well.
- HINT: For best results, use filtered water. Chlorine and other chemicals in tap water can affect the yeast.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix them into a soft dough.
- You can also use a standing mixer with a paddle attachment or dough hook to mix up the dough.
- Note, with gluten free flour, you only get one good rise. it is important to shape your donuts before rising the dough.
- Place the dough onto a silicone mat or piece of parchment paper. Use a donut cutter or biscuit cutter to make donut shapes. Save the holes to make donut holes!
- Cover the donuts loosely with plastic wrap so that they do not dry out while rising. Let the donuts rise in a warm place for 45 minutes. They should come close to doubling in size.
- Heat oil in either a large cast-iron pan or Dutch oven. I use a burner that is attached to my grill so that it doesn't make the house smell like oil. See the FAQ in the post for more information on choosing the right oil for frying.
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat until the oil temperature is 350º F. Use a metal spatula to pick up a donut ring and drop it into the oil carefully. You do not want to splatter hot oil on yourself.
- Repeat so you are cooking a few donuts in the hot oil. Be sure they are not too close together. Cook for 2-3 minutes and then flip them over with metal tongs. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes. The yeast donuts should be golden brown.
- Remove the donuts and place them on a paper towel lined baking sheet.
- Allow the donuts to cool and then you can top, dip, or coat them. I move them onto a wire rack for cooling after the paper towels. to cool better. They also taste incredible as gluten free plain donuts!!
Notes
- When choosing a gluten free flour blend, you must ensure your blend works for yeast recipes, some say on the back of the bag they are not for yeast recipes. I used Authentic Foods Steve's GF Bread Blend. It is by far the best gluten free flour for recipes with yeast. My second favorite is Cup4Cup. (King Arthur Measure for Measure and Bob's 1 to 1 are not good for yeast recipes.)
- If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- You can use non-dairy or regular milk in this recipe. I used almond milk.
- Yeast - double-check the brand you use is gluten free. Red Star Platinum is NOT gluten free!
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donutCalories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 96mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 182IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
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