These gluten-free should be served immediately for the best taste and consistency.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
⅓ cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice or vinegar
¼ cup honey
1 ½ cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Flour
½ cup brown rice flour
½ cup rice flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Canola oil for frying (about 2-3 cups)
Approximately ¾ cup grape, raspberry or strawberry jelly (not preserves or jam)
½ cup sugar combined with 1 teaspoon cinnamon for coating (optional)
Directions
- Place butter in a 3-quart glass bowl and microwave on high for 45 seconds until melted. Add canned pumpkin to bowl and whisk until smooth and butter is incorporated.
- Combine the milk and lemon juice or vinegar and let rest for 1 minute. Add this to the pumpkin mixture along with the honey and whisk to combine.
- In a 2-quart bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Add the flour/spice mixture to the liquid ingredients, gently folding the mixture with a whisk until just combined. Let mixture rest for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat oil to 375° F in a fryer, wok or electric pan to a depth of about 2 inches. Crumple paper towels and place on a large plate or platter. Set aside until needed.
- Place jelly in a pastry bag fitted with a #0 plain tip (about 1/8 inch diameter). Set aside. Place cinnamon/sugar mixture in a soup bowl. Set aside.
- Using a 1 ounce food portion scoop or ice cream scoop with a release wire, gently scoop up a portion of the batter and place it into the hot oil. Quickly repeat this scooping with 5 more scoops of batter. Using a slotted spoon, bathe the top of the doughnuts with some hot oil.
- When doughnuts look golden on the underside (about 2 -3 minutes) gently turn them over and continue to fry for another 2 minutes or until golden brown and puffed up. Do not let doughnuts get too dark nor have them be too light.
- Immediately place doughnuts on the crumpled paper towel and allow them to drain while you cook another batch.
- Inbetween frying dough, toss the doughnuts in the sugar mixture and set on a plate.
- When all doughnuts are done and coated with sugar, fill each doughnut with a little jelly by holding the doughnut in one hand and inserting the tip of the pastry bag 1/4th into the doughnut. Gently squeeze the bag until you begin to see the jelly show on the outside of the doughnut.
- Serve immediately or within one to two hours for the best consistency.
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