Two thumbs WAY up Donuts ;)

We just made these donuts today... oh my, they were so good, they are cake donut, not a yeast donut, but with a good texture and flavor no one was complaining in our house :) Here is the recipe:

Donuts

2 large eggs
2 cups milk- add 1 tsp vinegar to sour (or use buttermilk)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter- melted
5 c. featherlite mix
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp nutmeg


Whisk together eggs, sour milk, and sugar. Add eggs and sifted dry ingredients. Let rest 15 minutes in the fridge. Roll out flat (about 1/2 inch thick) on a featherlight or potato starch floured surface and cut with cookie cutters. Cook in hot oil (350*) until golden brown. (The longer you fry them, the tougher the outsides become.)

Glaze:

4- 6 parts powdered sugar
1 part milk

Mix together, whisking to make sure there are no lumps. Dip doughnuts in glaze and then place on plate to let dry.

***Tips! Now we didn't have a cookie cutter, so we originally just tried to make little donut holes, big mistake, by the time they had cooked long enough to get the inside done, the outside was rock hard :( (luckily we only ruined three!) We rolled them out onto the counter and used our pizza cutter to cut them into little squares, they fried up beautifully and were so good... we also didn't use this glaze, we did a chocolate glaze (see below) and then when we ran out of that did a cinnamon and sugar roll (Saxon and LJ both thought that made it taste like a churro and now in hindsight we wish we had done more that way!)***

So anyhow, this was a major hit, good flavor and good texture :)







Here is the chocolate glaze courtesy of Alton Brown and Food Network:

Chocolate Doughnut Glaze

Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup whole milk, warmed
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Directions


Combine butter, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla in medium saucepan and heat over medium heat until butter is melted. Decrease the heat to low, add the chocolate, and whisk until melted. Turn off heat, add the powdered sugar, and whisk until smooth. Place the mixture over a bowl of warm water and dip the doughnuts immediately. Allow glaze to set for 30 minutes before serving.

To make soy free you would just need to use soy free chocolate and butter :)