Really??? Gluten-Free/Egg-Free Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts?? Is that possible?? When my son asked for these for his birthday (he doesn't care for cake), I thought, "Ok, something I haven't done before... matter of fact I haven't seen anyone make a gluten-free/egg-free doughnut around here (the area I live, in general) yet.. is that possible?" Although I guess I haven't done a lot of research on that one yet either. So I was up for the challenge. I was sure that I could come close, and I have to say, they turned out rather good! My husband made the statement, "Hey, they look like donuts!". Yeah, that was part of my goal. ;o)
They are deep fried just like a regular doughnut. I used vegetable oil, since we also avoid using any hydrogenated fats. I do not own a deep fryer, so I used a pot with a candy thermometer, so regulating the heat was a little challenging, but not impossible. I did find that they cooked through much faster than a regular doughnut, possibly due to the lack of eggs. I probably left them cooking a minute or two too long worried that I would end up with a doughnut that was raw in the middle. I am sure that may have added some to the fact that they came out just a little bit dry. I am going to hopefully try another batch in a week or so and see if I can get it perfect.
So, I am not posting a recipe yet, in hopes that I will have a great recipe up here in the future instead of just an ok one, but wanted to post the results of the doughnut experiment because I was so excited that they came out so close to perfect! Now, even though they were not perfect, I was still impressed, and so was my son who has not had any doughnuts for over 6 months. Needless to say we had one happy birthday boy around here tonight! Yay!
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