Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Cake Doughnuts

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Cake Doughnuts
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
40 minutes
Rating
4(175)
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Ingredients

Yield:about 12 doughnuts
  • cup melted refined coconut oil or unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pans
  • 215grams granulated sugar (about 1 cup)
  • 92grams brown rice flour (about ¾ cup)
  • 47grams garbanzo-and-fava bean flour (about ⅓ cup)
  • 91grams potato starch (about ½ cup)
  • 29grams arrowroot (about ¼ cup)
  • 7grams baking powder (about 1 1/2teaspoons)
  • ½teaspoon xanthan gum
  • ½teaspoon salt
  • teaspoon baking soda
  • 6tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
  • ¼cup vanilla extract
  • Cinnamon sugar, for sprinkling, optional
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Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)

206 calories; 6 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 34 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 19 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 133 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 325 degrees, with a rack in the middle. Brush two six-mold doughnut trays with coconut oil or butter.

  2. Step 2

    Whisk together the sugar, rice flour, bean flour, potato starch, arrowroot, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt and baking soda. Add ⅓ cup of oil or butter, applesauce, vanilla and ½ cup hot water and mix with a rubber spatula until the ingredients are just combined. Be careful not to overmix. Drop about 2½ tablespoons of batter into each doughnut mold and spread evenly around with a toothpick.

  3. Step 3

    Bake for 8 minutes, turn the pans around and bake until the doughnuts are golden brown — about 7 more minutes. Cool in the molds for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the doughnuts to lift them out of the molds, and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and eat warm or at room temperature.

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Used 230 grams of Bob’s Red Mill 1to1 gluten free flour (the one that includes xanthan gum), plus 1/4 cup of cornstarch (in place of the arrowroot) and an additional 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum. Baked at 350 for 20 minutes. They turned out perfectly delicious!

Used silicone molds on a cookie sheet did not brown Need to keep in oven for 10 more minutes. Yes 1/4 C vanilla extract is required.

I don't have donut molds. Is there some other way to do this?

@Susan You can make them in muffin pans, they come out perfect

Used silicone molds on a cookie sheet did not brown Need to keep in oven for 10 more minutes. Yes 1/4 C vanilla extract is required.

Can I make this in a bundt cake pan? What should I alter in terms of oven temp and baking time?

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Credits

Adapted from ‘Babycakes Covers the Classics,”by Erin McKenna (Clarkson Potter, 2011)

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