Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 350º and grease donut pan. Combine the oat flour, sweet rice flour, cane sugar, almond meal, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl, mixing well. In another bowl, whisk the eggs together. Then add the buttermilk, applesauce, oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a large wooden spoon until just combined, being careful not to overmix (stop when you no longer see dry ingredients). Gently fold the diced apple into the batter.
Spoon the batter into the doughnuts molds filling to just below the top of each mold, 1/8" - 1/4" from the top. Bake for 18-22 minutes until lightly golden brown around the edges. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes and then slide a spatula around the edges of the doughnuts to help loosen them out. Place on a baking rack and allow to completely cool before topping.
To Make The Topping: Preheat your oven to broil over low heat and place a rack at the top position. Place an oven-safe wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Mix the cane sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Brush the doughnuts on all sides with the butter and coat fully with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Place each doughnut on the wire rack and then place under the broiler, watching closely, for 1-3 minutes until the sugar starts to bubble and melt. Remove from the oven and gently flip over (the doughnuts will be soft and fragile while hot.) Broil again for another 1 - 3 minutes and then remove from the oven. As the doughnuts cool, they will firm and form a crunchy outer coating. |
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