30-Minute Gluten Free Donuts (Fried, Bakery Style)
This 30-minute Gluten Free Donuts recipe is the real deal fried, bakery style. Without compromising on texture or flavor, they are gluten free and delicious. Now you can have a warm, mouthwatering donut in your hands that is guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth and smash that donut craving.
Servings: 12 donuts
Calories: 384kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoon butter (softened) melted
Dry Ingredients
- 5 cups gluten free all purpose flour (OR 1 C white rice flour, 1 C potato starch, 1 C tapioca starch, 1 C brown rice flour and ½ C corn starch) Add additional flour if they are too moist to work with.
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- Oil for deep frying
Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- In a standing mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar
- Add the milk, sour cream, vanilla and melted butter then mix well
- In another bowl, combine flour(s), baking soda, baking powder, salt and xanthan gum
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well
- On a HEAVILY gluten-free all-purpose or white rice floured counter, roll out the donut dough (It will be wet) 1 inch thick using plenty of white rice or all-purpose flour to get it pliable and to dust the rolling pin
- Cut the dough into donuts and donut holes
- Heat the oil either in a deep fryer or deep fry pan until it reaches roughly 375°
- Fry donuts for 2-3 minutes making sure to flip once
- Place cooked donuts on a baking rack over a paper towel lined baking sheet to let excess grease drain off
- Meanwhile, make an easy glaze by whisking 1 C powdered sugar, 1 T melted butter and 2-3 tsp. milk and ½ tsp. vanilla or you can also make chocolate glaze like we discuss below
- Dip warm donuts into the glaze then let then drip on a wire baking rack
Notes
Tips for frying
Hot oil, around 375 degrees works best for getting authentic, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside donuts. Using a deep fryer or large pot works best although frying in a small pan will work if that's all you have. Do not use a donut pan as these need to be fried. Pro Tip: For easy handling, grease your hands with non-stick cooking spray before working with the dough.Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 574mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2mg