Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Gluten free doughnuts and buns

I made an attempt at gluten free doughnut holes and they actually turned out good. The next time I have a craving for doughnut holes I will just make me some...He he Ha ha

Now let's talk about the hamburger and hot dog buns...
Well they had a excellent flavor but they were very crumbly. I am going to tweak the recipe and see what happens.

I forgot to take pictures but I will the next time I make them...
We are using the buns crumbles for bread crumbles in my meatloaf and the kids are loving it.

The doughnut hole recipe was an adaptation of "Oster" bread machine's recipe for raised doughnuts...

Doughnut Holes

Flour Mixture:
3/4 cup White rice flour
3/4 cup Brown rice flour
3/4/ cup Potato starch flour
1/2 teaspoon Cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking powder

Mixed all ingredients in a large bowl. Place ingredients into bread pan in following order.

2/3 cup Buttermilk
1/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Soft Margarine
1 Egg
Flour Mixture
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
3 teaspoon Active Yeast

Set bread machine to dough cycle. When finished set dough on top of a warm oven and let rise for 45 minutes. Separate dough into small balls. Heat oil in a deep fryer about 2 to 3 inches deep. Fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove from oil and drain, then roll in powder sugar while warm and enjoy.

The mixture was not thick like dough, it was similar to thick cake batter...
So next time I might add 3/4 cup of tapioca flour or sweet rice flour to flour mixture and see if it is a thicker dough.

The recipe can probably be made without the bread machine...
I would mix the ingredients with a mixer and let it rise for 45 minutes. Punch the dough down and let it rise for another 45 minutes before separating dough into small balls.

My first gluten free experiment turned out pretty good this recipe is a keeper.

Peace




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