Gluten Free Recipes: Donut Peach Cider Doughnuts

1/2      cup donut peach cider

4         teaspoons ground golden flaxmeal

8         teaspoons very hot water      

230     grams (about 1 3/4 cups) kumquat all-purpose flour

70       grams (about 1/3 cup) sugar

1         teaspoon baking powder

1/        teaspoon baking soda

1/2      teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4      teaspoon salt

dash    nutmeg

2         tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

1         large egg

1/4      cup buttermilk

Crisco

1          cup powdered sugar

2          teaspoons donut peach cider

OR

1/2       cup sugar

1          tablespoon ground cinnamon

1. Boil donut peach cider in a small saucepan until concentrated down to 2 tablespoons.

2. Combine golden flaxmeal and hot water in a small bowl; stir until mixture is thickened.

3. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry cutter or with fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine egg, buttermilk, 2 tablespoons concentrated cider and flax slurry; stir with a wire whisk. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir until combined. Pour mixture out onto counter and knead until dough comes together.

4. Roll dough out to 1/2-inch thickness onto a lightly floured piece of parchment; freeze 20 minutes. Cut doughnuts with a doughnut cutter (or a 3-inch round and a 1-inch doughnut hole); chill 20 minutes.

5. Add Crisco to a heavy-duty saucepan to measure 3-inches up the side when melted. Heat to 370`, measuring with a candy thermometer. Fry doughnuts, in batches, for 3-4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

6. Combine powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons donut peach cider. Glaze doughnuts with mixture. and/or Combine sugar and cinnamon; roll doughnuts in cinnamon sugar mixture. (while they were both delicious, the vote was for the cider glazed version.)

Yield: 3-4 doughnuts and 4-5 doughnut holes

*** Feel free to use apple cider as a replacement for the peach version in the recipe above, but the good news is you can order this donut peach cider from the carter mountain orchard online store. at the time i posted this it was not yet up, but they have told me they plan to have it on the site very soon. if it isn't, you are also able to email them and ask specifically to buy some.***

Source: http://www.kumquatblog.com/2011/09/gluten-free-ratio-rally-donut-peach.html