Gluten Free Cinnamon Twist Doughnuts
Servings 30 pieces
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- ½ cup cashew milk Or your preferred non-dairy milk alternative
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 cups Bob's Red Mill's gluten free 1-to-1 flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup cornstartch
Instructions
- Combine the cashew milk and coconut oil in a small microwaveable bowl. Heat for 1 minute in the microwave.
- In your mixing bowl place the yeast and the sugar. Add the heated milk/oil mixture and let it proof for 3 minutes. The yeast should activate and create bubbles.
- While your yeast is proofing combine the flour and salt in a separate bowl.
- After 3 minutes, add the eggs to the yeast mixture and whisk. Then slowly add the flour mixture until it is fully combined and becomes a dough. It will be a little sticky.
- Using the corn starch, dust your working surface, your roller and your hands. Remove the dough, top it with some cornstarch, and roll it out to ½" thick.
- Cut off a 1-inch by 2-inch piece of dough and roll into a long tube about ½ thick and 4-inchs long, then twist into shape. Place the doughnuts on a tray, cover with cling wrap and then a kitchen towel. Leave them in a warm area for 1 hour to rise.
- After 50 minutes, heat your oil. You will want 1 ½" to 2 " of oil in your fry pan. This is also a great time to mix together your cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl or pie plate.
- Once the oil is hot enough (somewhere between 350 and 375F) add in a doughnut (if your pan is large enough you can add more but try not to overcrowd them). The doughnuts will take less than a minute on each side, once they are golden on both sides remove them to a paper towel-lined tray and allow to cool slightly**. Do not overcook or they will burn and crumble.
- Once the doughnuts are cool enough to handle place them one at a time in the cinnamon and sugar. Carefully remove the doughnut and enjoy.
Notes
**If the cinnamon and sugar are having a hard time sticking to the doughnut (or you want more on your doughnut) try lightly coating the doughnut with melted butter before dusting it with cinnamon and sugar.