Gluten Free Doughnuts (Krispy Kreme Copycat)

We love you Krispy Kreme. Did you know glazed donuts are the most popular flavor? I'm partial to chocolate cake myself.

When we lived in Boston and my son was just a baby we would don our heavy jackets, scarves, and hats and head out to the Krispy Kreme in the Copley Mall. He loved watching the assembly line and always wore his paper hat. He even had a t-shirt.

I have spent endless hours in the kitchen experimenting with store bought gluten free flour and making my own. I recently tried a new mix - Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour.

I love this stuff! It contains a mix of white and brown rice flour plus sweet white sorghum and it makes these Gluten Free Doughnuts (Krispy Kreme Copycat) awesome! It has 2 grams of protein and 1 gram of fiber.

I try to avoid flour mixes that have corn starch or tapioca flour as their main ingredient. I need some nutritional value to my flour mix. I'm hoping that this new flour and I have a long and happy life together.

1. Preheat the oven to 350º.
2. Spray your donut pan with cooking spray.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the first seven dry ingredients, and flour through sugar.
4. In a separate small bowl whisk the two egg whites for about a minute or two with a fork. You are just trying to get them a bit thicker so they add some fluffiness to the doughnuts.
5. Add egg whites to the mixture and stir just until mixed.
6. Transfer the mixture to a Ziploc bag and cut the corner tip off. This makes it easy to pipe into the donut pan.
7. Fill each well ¾ full without covering the middle section. If you do, your doughnuts won't have a hole.
8. Cook for about 8-10 minutes.
9. Allow to cool completely before glazing.
10. For the icing simply mix the powdered sugar with the desired amount of milk. More milk will make icing runny so don't add too much at one time.
11. Dip doughnuts in icing and place on a rack to drip dry.
12. These can also be made in a mini donut maker.

I used this mini donut maker from Amazon, but you can also use a donut pan in the oven. They are super simple because I do not use yeast and there is no deep frying.

Full disclosure - these are not as light and airy as Krispy Kreme because there is no yeast. They are sweet, fluffy, and delicious.

I can feel better about these because I know there are no additives or preservatives and my flour mix has some whole grain goodness to it. Let me know how it goes if you try them.

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1. Does baking powder contain gluten? Baking powder usually contains corn starch, cream of tartar, and baking soda none of which contain gluten but always check the ingredient list to be sure it is gluten free. I use Clabber Girl which is gluten free and so is Bob's Red Mill.
2. Does yeast contain gluten? This recipe does not call for yeast but I do get asked this. Some yeasts do contain gluten so you just have to check carefully.
3. What if I don't have flaxseed meal? You can easily replace the flaxseed meal with an equal amount of Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour.
4. Can I substitute other gluten free flours in this donut recipe? In a word - NO! I have not tested this with other gluten free flours and they all work differently.