Donut Ingredients
| Amount | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | gluten-free flour mix |
| 1 cup | almond flour |
| 1/2 cup | sugar |
| 2 tsp | baking powder |
| 1 tsp | baking soda |
| 1/4 tsp | salt |
| 1 tsp | lemon zest |
| 1 1/3 cups | plant-based milk |
| 1 tsp | vanilla powder |
| 1/3 cup | dried blueberries |
Glaze Ingredients
| Amount | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1/2 cup | frozen blueberries |
| 1 1/2 cups | powdered sugar |
| 1-2 tbsp | plant-based milk |
Things I changed
I wanted to mention specifically that I changed the recipe slightly. I couldn't find spelt flour in my grocery store so I used almond flour and a gluten-free flour mix instead. I used vanilla powder instead because that's what I have; however, vanilla extract can be used as in the recipe. I also had to double the amount of blueberries used in the glaze which I'll explain later.
Cooking Instructions
| Batter | Pre-baked Donuts | Baked Donuts |
|---|---|---|
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Mix the dry donut ingredients together and the wet donut ingredients together. Then, mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Grease your donut baking pan and fill the donut pan with the batter. I put the batter into a ziplock bag and cut the corner to easily pipe the batter in. If things still get messy you can wipe the batter that didn't make it into the donut slots away. Bake for 10-12 minutes. I baked mine for exactly 10 minutes and they came out perfectly.
| Sautee | Blend | Glaze |
|---|---|---|
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While those cook— make the glaze. Sautee the blueberries in a sauce pan on medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes. Add the blueberries with the rest of the glaze ingredients into a bowl and blend with a hand blender until the glaze comes together like the third picture above. You may need to whisk the ingredients once the berries start to blend and then blend more until you reach the consistency you want.
| Blended Berries | Blend |
|---|---|
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Issues with the Glaze
I had to doubled the amount of blueberries as the original recipe because 1/4 cup was too little and I wasn't able to blend them. The first photo above shows 1/4 cup of berries in my blender cup. I wasn't able to blend them at all. I moved the berries to a bowl, doubled the amount of berries and tried using a hand blender and was still unable to get them to blend. The second photo is my attempt. In order to get the berries blended I move all the glaze ingredients to a bowl and was finally able to blend it together with the hand mixer. It was still a bit difficult. I'm not sure if there was an easier way to do this but I struggled for a while.
| Cooled | Glazed |
|---|---|
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Once all your donuts are baked let them cool before you glaze them. I tried to glaze one of mine too early and the thing literally disintegrated in my hand and into the glaze. On the plus side, I got to try one while it was still warm. I placed them into the freezer for 15 minutes to help them fully cool flipping them halfway. To glaze, pick it up and hold it on multiple sides for support. Then, dunk it in the glaze twisting while pulling it out. The twist will help it from getting stuck. This is a bit tricky but if your donuts are fully cooled it shouldn't be too difficult.
Taste
These baked donuts are like eating a blueberry muffin with a delicious beautiful glaze on top. They were fluffy and moist and perfectly sweetened: not too sweet yet sweet enough. The glaze was very sweet with a great blueberry flavor from the sauteed blueberries which balanced out the lightly sweetened donut. The dried blueberries in the donut itself gave a great pop of sweetness and flavor without causing the donut to get soggy like with fresh berries.
Price
Gluten-free flour of any kind is usually a lot more expensive than all purpose flour. I was surprised by the dried blueberries. I don't buy them often but ending up paying $9 for a small bag of blueberries (about a cup of berries). Because of the expensive of the gluten-free flour and dried blueberries I would price these on the higher end for a baked donut.
Aesthetic
I don't know how you could make a more beautiful donut. They baked to a nice golden color yet were light and soft inside. The glaze was amazing. The colors pop out and make it look unique. I love the variety of purples and blues you get from sauteing and blending the berries.
Ease
Making the donut batter and the donuts themselves was pretty simple. I did have issues with the glaze that made it more difficult than it needed to be. Because of that I knocked the score down.
Would I make it again?
Blueberry donuts have always been my favorite kind of donut. These were perfectly sweet (to my tastes) and I would definitely make these again.