Easy Gluten Free Funnel Cakes
Deliciously easy gluten free funnel cake recipe that uses pancake batter.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * see note
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder * aluminum free
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups milk non-dairy or regular
- ¼ cup powdered sugar *for dusting!
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Use a wire whisk to mix the dry ingredients together.
- In a small bowl, add the eggs and almond milk. Whisk to blend them together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Whisk the wet and dry ingredients into a nice funnel cake batter. The batter will be a little thicker than a pancake batter.
- Heat your oil in either a cast-iron skillet or a Dutch oven. You want the oil to reach a temperature of 350º F. You can test the oil by putting a tiny drop of batter into the oil.
- Pour the batter into a squeeze bottle. If you don't have a squeeze bottle, you can use a piping pastry bag or put some batter into a plastic zip bag. Do not cut the tip so it has a small opening to pour it until your oil is hot.
- Squeeze the batter in a swirling motion into the hot oil. Try for a spiral pattern with the batter. Make the funnel cakes any size you like from large to small. The first time you try this it may be awkward, but it gets easier as you make the funnel cakes.
- Take the funnel cakes out of the hot oil and place them on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels.
- Dust the top of the funnel cakes with powdered sugar.
Notes
- I have tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure GF and Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 GF blend. That doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours.
- Xanthan Gum - If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- I used almond milk but other dairy-free kinds of milk will work but I do not recommend canned coconut milk.
- It is important to use an oil that can handle high heat. The smoke point is what you need to look at when deciding which oil to use for frying. I like to use canola, avocado, or coconut oil.
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: 1funnel cakeCalories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 25mgPotassium: 98mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 97IUCalcium: 72mgIron: 1mg
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