Chocolate Donuts With Strawberry Frosting
Ingredients:
- Chocolate Donuts:
- 3/4 loosely filled cup (or 90g) of Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp+1/8 tsp. psyllium husks (or 1/4 tsp. xanthan gum)
- 1/3 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 T. Earth Balance Mindful Mayo (or regular mayo)
- 1/4 cup rice milk (or regular milk)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Ener G Egg Replacer mixed with 2 T. warm water (or one egg)
- 3 T. canola oil
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla
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- Strawberry Frosting:
- 1/2 cup dairy and soy free shortening (or regular shortening)
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup + 1 heaping T. of strawberry preserves
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla
- 2 T. rice milk (or regular milk)
Directions:
- For Donuts:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large bowl, place the flour, husks or gum, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk well.
- In a liquid measure, whisk the remaining 5 donut ingredients.
- Pour liquid into dry mixture and blend well, making sure to incorporate any flour at the bottom of the bowl.
- Spray donut cavities with cooking spray and fill the cavities with about 2 – 2 1/2 T. of batter.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- For Frosting:
- In a stand mixer, cream shortening.
- Add powdered sugar and mix.
- Add strawberry preserves and mix well.
- Add vanilla and rice milk and mix until well blended.