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SO DELICIOUS COCONUT VANILLA DONUTS : DAIRY, EGG AND GLUTEN FREE

Recipe and Photo from http://pureella.com 

MAKES 6-8 DONUTS

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup rice flour*
1/4 cup garbanzo flour*
1/4 cup potato starch*
1/4 cup arrowroot powder*
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum*(omit if in flour)
1–1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup So Delicious® Dairy Free Vanilla Coconut Milk
1 cup organic raw cane sugar
1/3 cup coconut oil + extra for greasing (can sub with Spectrum Organic shortening)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
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* this combination of flours makes a great “Gluten Free All Purpose Flour Mix” that is customized for this recipe. You can substitute this mix with 1–1/2 cups of your favourite Gluten Free All Purpose flour of choice and the recipe will be easier to make and results will remain very similar.

COCONUT FLAKE COATING:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1–2 TBS hot water
1/2–1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
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DIRECTIONS:

1. Grease and flour a 6-donut pan and preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift together all the flour ingredients: rice, garbanzo, potato starch, arrowroot, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt. Whisk together in a bowl and set aside.
3. In a medium pot, add in milk and coconut oil and allow to warm over low heat until the coconut oil melts (do not allow to boil). Mix gently with a wooden spoon while it’s warming. Once the coconut oil is melted, remove from heat and add in the sugar. Stir together to allow the sugar to dissolve completely. Add in apple sauce and vanilla extract and stir to combine.
4. Pour in the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and mix gently to combine together well. (If clumps still develop, you may use an immersion blender and mix the batter for a few minutes until you see a very smooth consistency in the batter.)
5. Add in coconut flakes and mix with a wooden spoon to combine. Pour into pre-greased donut pan, fill about halfway to allow for rising of the batter.
6. Bake for 15 minutes at 350°F. Remove from the oven and allow to cool 15 to 30 minutes. Gently scrape the sides of each well and flip the pan over to remove. You can use a toothpick to help the donuts lift out of the pan.
7. To coat the donuts in coconut flakes: Make a glaze by adding the powdered sugar into a small bowl and adding in 1 tablespoon at a time of hot water. Mix well to combine. Coat the donuts thinly with the glaze and drop onto a plate with coconut flakes to coat all over.