Gluten Free Baked Powdered Sugar Doughnuts
Looking at my headline, you might be wondering what on earth is a “Beetified Blogger” – well, I figured I would kick off this second month of 2015 with a new series called: the “Beetified Blogger Series” ~ in which I simply “beet-ify” a blogger!
You see, I adore y’all, my fellow bloggers and I adore beets, so, starting this month, I figured I would pick a recipe from a fellow blogger that my daughter and I have been drooling over and replicate it – using beets! I hope to try and do this once a month for the rest of this year. I don’t have any rhyme or reason behind whose recipes I duplicate, other than the fact that my daughter and I might happen across something totally mouthwatering that I think would be prettier in red! So if y’all happen to have any suggestions -any recipes of yours or others that would look pretty in red – please pass them on!
I first toyed around with this idea during my beet crepe post and today, my first victim Beetified Blogger happens to be David @ Spiced. David has tantalized the tastebuds of all of us who have visited his site with his mouthwatering Double Chocolate Nut Bark, his insanely addicting Goat Cheese Flatbread using his wife’s BRILLIANT roasted grapes idea, and his oh-the-postlady-smelt-&-stole-the-package Butter Pecan Pound Cake! When I was reading his story behind some powdered sugar doughnuts he made, my daughter took one look at his Baked Powdered Sugar Doughnuts and announced these needed to happen in our home and…so…they did happen..with beets!
I also subbed brown rice flour for the cake flour making these gluten free – I used coconut oil in the first batch I made, and melted butter (like David’s recipe suggested) in the second batch – and the batch with the melted butter was way more fluffier and way more moist – I guess butter does make these doughnuts better! My daughter and I so enjoyed these beetified doughnuts – but, if you happen to want to make the un-Beetified version of these, please head on over to David @ Spiced to grab that recipe!
[Tweet “Gluten Free, Baked Powdered Sugar Doughnuts, Adapted from @SpicedBlog @RunninSrilankan”]
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 brown rice flour
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk I used almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 3 tablespoons beets
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and spray a doughnut pan with cooking spray
- In a bowl, add all of the dry ingredients - the brown rice flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt and stir
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg then add the almond milk, vanilla extract, melted butter and beets and mix well.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring till well incorporated..
- Spoon the batter into the doughnut pan.
- Bake at 425°F for 12-14 minutes.
- Let doughnuts cool in the pan. and then remove
- Add powdered sugar into a bag (David used a paper one, but I used a plastic one, place doughnuts (one at a time) in the bag and shake with the powdered sugar until well coated. Tap off any excess powdered sugar and repeat with the remaining doughnuts.
- Enjoy immediately!
What a fun series – can’t wait to see all the recipes you beetify!
Thanks Jeanette!
What a great idea, Shashi! How about a red velvet cake using beets? (I can’t remember if you’ve already done that)
Love the donuts – looking forward to seeing what else you come up with for sure!
Thanks Helen – I have made red velvet flourless brownies and cakes – but not a real red velvet cake – now that’s a great idea!
We all need to add beets to everything!
Preach it sister!
SOMEONE (me) HAS LOTS OF COOKED BEETS! I’m going to have to make these as a fun treat to have for Valentine’s Day for my friends and boyfriend! Can you send me some of your creativity please?
Aww – thanks so much Cassandra – I actually got the idea for these off of David @ Spiced’s blog – I only added beets and made these GF – btw, you friends and BF re sure to love these!
These are so tasty looking! I love that pretty pink color inside!
Thanks so much Kelly!
Beet doughnuts?!!! Love this! Someone had to do it!!! and I love this!!! that you are picking a recipe from another blogger, and re-creating it with beets . . this is awesome! what’s next?!
Thanks so much Alice – I don’t know what’s net yet – but I better get on it!
And the beet goes on! You’re on a seriously BEET kick and I think it’s because you’re kicking me in the pants to get some, bah ha ha ha ha! Cuz I am a mess and still haven’t. But you know what? I think I am going to buy one tomorrow and figure it out!
Oh GiGi, I didn’t mean to give you a BEETing! Please forgive me??? So – did you get your beet on this past week?
Ah… <3 All your beet posts have been amazing thus far, so I already love this series! Hooray for healthified doughnuts! <3 I've never tried making em', but this is the first recipe I'd attempt! :O
Thanks so much Farrah!
You know I’m a fellow beet lover, Shashi. And these donuts are over-the-top amazing!!
From one beet lover to another – thank you so much Marissa!
I would not feel guilty about eating these donuts…no ma’am!!! I’m absolutely loving your beet series!
Thanks so much MJ!
What a great idea and I look forward to following you on your beet journey. Your doughnuts are so pretty-in-pink and I love the dusting of powdered sugar. I agree that butter does make everything better – that is why I’m not a vegan – I could live without meat but I couldn’t give up butter! xx
Thanks so much Charlie! I could live without meat too – but every now and then, I need butter -specially in my baked goods! xx
What a fabulous idea. These donuts are not only bee-utiful but delicious looking too. Girl, you have been on a beet high. Now, that said, I cannot wait for you to try one of my recipes;). xoxo
I like what you did there with that “bee-utiful”! 🙂
I need to stalk out your blog and find one – I will email you before I do though. Btw – thank you bunches Asha!
hahaha oh my gosh I love this! At first I was like huh? What’s that mean?? And then I kept reading and I just love the idea. And seeing as how I seem to buy beets like crazy lately, I’m looking forward to all the recipes! (this coming from the person who has two huge containers of roasted beets and a container of beet hummus because I had no idea what to do with it all this weekend haha)
Haha – thanks Ashley!
Did you try that beet hummus? What did you think? I got my hands on some beet hummus recently and it was just so good!
You’re doing some amazing things with beets over here — the color of these donuts is so pretty and the look amazingly delicious! 🙂
Thanks so much Marcie!
Your recipes are so creative and pictures are beautiful! What a lovely color! Pinning!
Thanks so much Mira – you are so sweet!
These are the Pink Panther’s donuts they’re super duper pink!
Aren’t they though?!