Yes, They’re Vegan! Super Fluffy Glazed Donuts
Donuts are one of the world’s most popular fast foods, not just at fairground attractions, but there are donut shops everywhere these days, from one-offs to huge chains. Donuts are made usually from deep-fried sweet dough (though they can be baked, which is healthier and safer). Sold in classic ring shapes, others are stuffed with jam or frosted with various flavours.
These vegan gingerbread donuts (Rainbow Nourishments) are made with super-simple ingredients, and glazed with a delicious maple icing.
Donuts have Dutch roots, brought to North America by immigrants in the 17th century, the ring-shape apparently invented by ay oung sailor, who cut out the centre to help the dough cook evenly in hot oil.
Both big chains (Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme) use animal products and palm oil in their donuts, so why not learn how to make your own? You can even add vegan sprinkles using natural vegan food dyes.
Keep donuts away from pets due to fresh dough, vanilla, nutmeg, chocolate.
For these recipes, use a good ice-cold vegan block butter with no palm oil (Flora and Myoko’s are good brands). Also be sure not to overmix the dough, and leave stem vents when baking.
Unless you have a food waste bin (made into biogas), it’s best to just bin citrus/rhubarb peels, as acids could harm compost creatures.
Pink pretty donuts for your loved one!
These easy baked donuts (Chef Ani) are super-easy to make, there’s also a video! You can sub the ziplock bag with a silicone freezer bag to pipe the dough into your donut pans. You can make the icing pink with organic beetroot powder.
Vegan cinnamon donuts (for those who fry)
Cinnamon donuts (School Night Vegan) are simple to make with oat drink, but do require two specialist ingredients: psyllium husk powder (as an egg replacer) and deodorised coconut oil (to replace the butter). Organic odourless coconut oil is fine too, it just means it has little coconut scent or taste.
It’s better for most people to bake them, but since there are many chefs who fry them for customers, we’ve included a frying one. For everyone else, you can take your old fat fryer to the store for free recycling, and replace it (though you don’t have to buy anything legally) with a safe new air-fryer. But Richard (this chef) won’t:
I’ve only ever made donuts in a saucepan. I’ve never owned an airfryer and I have no idea how one even works. This means I’m not qualified to tell you if this recipe works in an airfryer. Please don’t ask me about airfryers.
