Gluten Free Flower Doughnuts (Fried Yeast Donuts)

Name: Gluten Free Flower Doughnuts (Fried Yeast Donuts)
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 g (3 tbsp) whole/rough psyllium husk ((If using psyllium husk powder, use only 13g.)); 180 g (¾ cup) warm water; 160 g (1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp) tapioca starch; 135 g (1 cup) millet flour, plus extra for flouring the surface; 25 g (3 tbsp) sorghum flour; 50 g (¼ cup) caster/superfine or granulated sugar; 6 g (2 tsp) instant yeast ((If using active dry yeast, use 8g.)); 6 g (1½ tsp) baking powder; 5 g (2 tsp) xanthan gum; 5 g (1 tsp) salt; 100 g (⅓ cup + 1½ tbsp) whole milk, warm; 1 US large/UK medium egg, room temperature; 35 g (2½ tbsp) unsalted butter, melted; 120 g (1 cup) powdered/icing sugar; 6-7 tsp water or lemon juice ((Depending on whether or not you want your icing to be slightly tangy.)); ½ tsp vanilla bean paste ((or 1 tsp vanilla extract)); 3-4 tbsp jam or curd of choice ((like strawberry jam, raspberry jam, apricot jam or lemon curd)); oil for frying

Instructions

Prep:1h 30minCook:20min

These are not only the cutest but also THE BEST gluten free doughnuts you’ll ever make. They’re incredibly soft and fluffy and just ridiculously delicious, and even non-gluten-free folks will love them. And while these flower doughnuts look super impressive, the flower shape is actually surprisingly easy to achieve, no special equipment needed.

Updated at: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:50:09 GMT