Baked Doughnuts for Everyone {giveaway}
I have this thing with doughnuts. I think it was embedded in my brain as a tiny child; with each passing birthday nana would always come over with a pink doughnut and a birthday candle to sing, “Happy Birthday.” I always was aware of the pure awesomeness that is a fresh doughnut.
It’s one of the many foods I couldn’t wait to introduce to Liv. Conveniently, next to the salon where I get my eyebrows done, a Dunkin’ Donuts appeared from out of nowhere. So of course, every time I have an appointment, I go through the drive-thru to get a few treats for Liv and myself. One of the best mental images ever is of Liv doing the “doughnut dance,” bopping around with a munchkin in her hand. (Ok, I totally do the doughnut dance too.)
While we enjoy them quite a bit, they’re more of a “once in a while” kind of a treat since I haven’t really dabbled in making donuts at home. They’ve always kind of intimidated me, and I think I’ve made one batch using my donut pan. Since then, it’s remained in the storage closet collecting dust. That is, until very recently.
My friend Ashley just released a cookbook with gluten-free donut recipes: Baked Doughnuts for Everyone.
In the beautiful pages of her book, you’ll find anything from sweet to savory recipes, cakes, and twists on the classic faves. When she offered to send me a copy, I knew it would be something I’d love, and something to use for upcoming special occasions.
For my first recipe attempt, I decided to roll with the classic: cake donuts with chocolate glaze.
It was my first time using sweet rice flour:
and while I was mixing the batter, I could tell that Ashley’s creation would yield fluffy, sweet doughnuts.
I had enough for six, and then used some cute Halloween mini muffin liners to make some bites with the extra batter since I only have one donut pan.
The result?
Incredible. The donuts were soft, perfectly sweet with a delicate vanilla flavor — I had to stop Liv and myself from eating all of the little bites before I had a chance to frost them 😉
I took some over to Kyle and Meg’s house when we went to visit Luna, and they couldn’t believe they were gluten-free.
I can’t wait to try more recipes from Baked Doughnuts for Everyone, especially since I love knowing what goes into treats and desserts. There’s something to be said about a decadent treat, homemade with love and whole ingredients. I’m so proud of Ashley, and so excited for her. She has always amazed me with her photography and recipe creations, and has done a truly beautiful job with her book.
Here’s what to expect from Baked Doughnuts for Everyone:
(From Ashley’s sneak peek post)
- Simplicity! Almost every single recipe uses only 2 bowls, a spoon, a whisk, doughnut ingredients, and your doughnut pan.
- Tips & Tricks! This is where I specify the oil + milk I like to use, what tool can help release your doughnuts more easily from the pan, an explanation of coconut cream, a quick tutorial on making your own powdered sugar, and so much more!
- Flour details: Get the skinny on each type of flour I use throughout the book. You’ll even find a substitute for gluten-free oat flour. [pssst! You can sub all-purpose GF flour if you can’t tolerate oat flour!]
- 101 doughnut recipes PLUS a bonus EIGHT vegan + gluten-free recipes at the end of the book.
- In the More Than a Doughnut chapter, you’ll see how to turn doughnuts into an actual meal, how to make doughnut stuffed ice cream [!!!!], how to make doughnuts for your dog, etc. This chapter was such a fun addition to this book!
- 50+ photos – Photographing only doughnuts for a cookbook had its challenges. I tried to get creative and vary the styling, angles, and colors as much as possible. I’m thrilled with how they
She kindly offered a Fitnessista reader a copy of the book, along with some fun measuring spoons!
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment with your favorite donut flavor.
Mine: tie between chocolate cake with chocolate frosting or Boston creme
This contest is open to residents of the US, UK and Canada. It will end Sunday night (10/6) at midnight EST.
Thank you again to Ashley for sending me a copy, and to all of you for entering!
xoxo
Gina
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My favorite doughnut is a Krispy Kreme Original. Closely followed by the Dunkin Donuts Boston Cream 🙂
Pumpkin spice for the win!
favorite ever: creme-filled (butter, not pastry…ew), chocolate frosted. which is why I never eat them, because that’s about 10000 grams of sugar right there, and I’m officially too old to eat one without a stomachache.
Boston Creme is my favorite! My dad always used to bring one home when he got his hair cut Saturday mornings when I was a kid!
I just received the book from Goodreads and I am loving it! It is so beautiful to simply look at and the recipes sound incredible. I have yet to try anything but I definitely will!
I love anything that involves maple flavoring — yum!
I had a salted caramel donut one time that was to die for!! I am so excited about this book. I have a few donut pans, but need some recipes. SO exciting! 🙂
Apple cider donuts are my favorite!
Boston Creme is defintely my all time favorite, but a blueberry cake donut is perfect with coffee!
Chocolate sounds perfect! I always love chocolate.
I love pumpkin donuts!!
chocolate cake with a touch of cinnamon!
Boston Cream!!
Sourcream glazed for sure. Yum! Fun giveaway for the g-f crowd, and your doughnuts look amazing!
Glazed or chocolate with sprinkles. Lord how can I choose just one!?!?
oh boy oh boy, I guess I’m a true Canadian at heart because my favorite would be a Tim Horton’s maple donut!!!! MMMMMMMMMMM anything with Maple = loveee
Favorite donut is vanilla cake with chocolate frosting (and sprinkles!) I’m a kid at heart.
I love a good apple cider donut!
Boston Creme is my all time favorite flavor!
Plain glazed!
My all time favorite donut is cinnamon sugar cake donut along side a cup of warm apple cider. Heaven!
I love a good glazed and chocolate frosted with rainbow sprinkles (not that I’m particular or anything)! But is there really such a thing as a bad doughnut? And I would seriously love to try a pumpkin doughnut… Because I’m sure if I did try one it would be #1.
Maple Bacon donuts take me to my happy place!
Chocolate frosted with sprinkles!
I have a tie, vanilla donut with chocolate glaze, and coffee donut with chocolate glaze.
Chocolate and coffee is an awesome combo.
Oooh apple cider donuts!
I LOVE DONUTS! Every single kind. I love them all. Not kidding. Powered, sprinkles, jelly filled. ALL OF THEM.
Man oh man, after working at Tim Hortons, I swore off donuts. Lately, thought, the craving has been back! My fav are the classic Krispy Kreme glazed, but a close second are apple fritters. Mmmmm.
Anything with sprinkles!
love Boston creme!
French Crueller…sweet, light, delicate and classic.
sour cream glazed donuts from Tim Hortons are definitely the current favourite for me!
i’m just a plain, ol’ glazed kinda girl though i have been wanting to try one with nutella 😉
Pumpkin doughnuts for sure!
Donut holes without a doubt!!
apple cider donuts are definitely a favorite!!!
Pumpkin doughnuts are my favorite by far!! I hope she has a recipe for some in her book!
Jelly donut and apple cider!
Krispy Kreme’s chocolate devils food with glaze….I haven’t had one in 5 years since I went gluten free…..but I still taste it in my dreams. <\3
Long johns with chocolate cream filling are my favorite.
Classic glazed donut…yum!
Lately my fave flavor is pumpkin donuts!
Southern Maid chocolate glazed and chocolate cake !!!
My favorite donut flavor is a yellow cake donut with chocolate frosting!
Blueberry cake doughnuts are my favorite!
So tough! Either classic cake with maple frosting OR if I can be at home in Missouri during our fall festival, it would be the applesauce doughnuts made by a local church piping hot with powdered sugar that gets all over your face!
Krispy Kreme original or chocolate cake 🙂
Strawberry vanilla with sprinkles!
Right now, for fall, it’s pumpkin!
Boston Creme all the way.