Necessary kitchen accessories

I’m starting to think that becoming an adult means acquiring kitchen gadgets. During college, I had a pretty simplistic kitchen. The basic pots and pans. But then I got an Artisan mixer, the ice cream maker attachment, a rice cooker, and crock pot. Then came multiple sized muffin pans, loaf pans, and this Christmas brought a food processor and doughnut pan. Did I really need a mini doughnut pan? No… I don’t really even eat doughnuts. But after making pumpkin doughnut holes this fall, it seemed like an appropriate thing to ask Santa for.

Trying to find a simple gluten-free recipe was a challenge. These old fashioned doughnuts also happen to be vegan. You wont find that at Krispy Kream.

Old Fashioned Cake Doughnuts

• 1/2 cup original almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup almond meal
• 1 tablespoon Earth Balance stick, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground Coffee, chocolate, sugar grinder
• 2 tablespoons sugar + 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 12 mold mini-doughnut pan with cooking spray.
In small bowl, make “buttermilk” by combining the almond milk and cider vinegar. In another small bowl, mix together the water and flaxseed meal and allow to thicken for 3 to 5 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in the flaxseed mixture and the “buttermilk” mixture. Gradually add the baking mix and almond meal, and stir until the dry ingredients are thoroughly combined but the dough is still soft.

Fill a large plastic storage bag with dough and cut a hole in one end to create a pipping bag. Pipe dough into the pan and bake for about 14 minutes, or until the doughnuts are golden and firm.
Remove the donuts from the oven and turn out onto cooling racks to cool.
Prep the toppings by mixing cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl, or girding the coffee + chocolate beans.

Brush the donuts with melted Earth Balance and coat doughnuts with toppings. Serve immediately.

Yea, I guess that mini-doughnut pan was necessary.

Tagged as: cake doughnuts, doughnuts, Gluten-free, Vegan, vegan baking