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Gluten Free Apple Walnut Baked Doughnuts
Studded with apples and walnuts, then topped with a cinnamon-sugar mixture, these homemade gluten-free doughnuts are the perfect fall treat!
Yield 12 doughnuts
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Quick Rise Yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup apple sauce
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 large apple (peeled and diced into very small pieces)
- 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
Topping
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of table salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, yeast, baking powder, salt, apple pie spice and ginger. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together melted butter, apple sauce and sugar. Add in eggs and mix until combined. Whisk in milk until combine.
- Slowly stir in the flour mixture to the wet mixture until just combined, do not over mix.
- Using a spatula fold in apples and walnuts.
- Pour batter into a large piping bag or zipper plastic bag and set aside in a warm place to let rise for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven 425°F. Grease a doughnut pan with melted butter or cooking spray.
- Snip corner of the piping bag and pipe batter into the doughnut pan.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool, slightly.
- Topping: Melt butter and set aside. In a small bowl combine cinnamon, sugar and salt.
- Brush doughnuts with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Doughnuts are best eaten the same day.
Notes
Recipe by Jenna Edmiston.
Review & Comments
Kay Drake | •
How would the doughnuts turn out if I used regular all purpose flour? I want a baked doughnut recipe, what would you suggest? Thanks, Kay Drake
Hi Kay – Typically substituting a wheat-based flour for gluten-free flour is not recommended. However, you can give it a try. We also have other doughnut recipes you might like to try here.
Happy baking!
janet bell | •
what can be substituted for milk? My granddaughter is on a lactose free diet.
Hi Janet,
You can use water or another milk substitute, such as almond milk.
Happy baking!
Carol
Linda | •
Can regular flour be used in place of gluten free?
Hi Linda,
We don’t recommend substituting gluten-free flour and ‘regular’ wheat flour in recipes because they are very different. I would suggest trying one of our other doughnut recipes: https://redstaryeast.com/recipes/doughnuts/.
Happy baking!
Carol
Sherryl Gurney | •
M granddaughter was recently diagnosed as Gluten intolerant. These recipes look and sound amazing. I will be printing them, with your permission I hope and hope you post many more. Coming from the South, we love Cakes, Pies, Cookies & Homemade Breads of all kinds.