As long as my husband and I have been together, Sunday was always Doughnut Day. That came to a screeching halt when our oldest son was diagnosed. Sure, doughnuts are not exactly the healthiest thing to pump into your children, but for us it was more about the tradition of getting up, going out early, completely disheveled in such a way, your whole appearance says, "Yay!It's Sunday morning and we're gonna eat some doughnuts (or crepes or cinnamon rolls or chocolate croissants)!" And, yes we still call it Doughnut Day even if we don't actually choose doughnuts. I don't know why.
Anyhow, upon diagnosis, I had turned to my husband and said, "I can alter the crepes and make them at home, but what do we do about the DOUGHNUTS???!! I was, indeed, very dramatic and searched his face for the usual look of amusement,but I found no evidence of a smiling cracking or an eye rolling. Equally serious and shaken he replied, " We HAVE to figure out something!"
In retrospect I can't help but be amused by our unusual priorities, but no one wants their routines altered. Not even in a doughnut sized way.
So a search began. Anything involving gluten free doughnuts was read and noted. Recipes, shops, reviews, and in store products, we just couldn't get enough information!
My husband came across information regarding a place called Spudnuts. I don't know if they're actually gluten free, but they are made with potato flour and that was a good start. There aren't many locations left anymore and our nearest was 220 miles. That was not going to work. Then I found Holy Donuts. They're located in Eugene, Or which meant that wasn't going to work either, but we DO drive down to Southern Oregon regularly. I can't tell you how much I want to try this place. I'm thinking a future post will be necessary once we give 'em a try.
It was during a trip to Whole Foods, something caught my eye. On the bottom shelf in an end cap freezer, turned sideways..... Donuts!!! They are made by Kinnikinnick Foods, a GF company out of Canada and simply fantastic. Spendy, but fantastic. According to their website, their donuts have gone national at Whole Foods, but they are available online, as well.
As you can see from the package they are more than gluten free. These babies are also dairy,soy,nut,wheat, and potato free. I especially like this because our youngest son has a milk allergy, making it possible to clog his arteries without allergic reaction.
Good grief! That was a terrible thing to say, my apologies.
They are extremely dense. Small yet fulfilling. You probably can't tell from these pictures, but they're about 3-4 inches in diameter and I'd say 2-3 inches thick.
So far we've had the chocolate and vanilla. Looking forward to trying the other two flavors, maple and cinnamon sugar.
My sons only complaint is that they don't have sprinkles. That's been easily remedied by buying our own and decorating. We continue our search for a local shop to enter, but for now we are happy with heading out to Whole Foods on Sunday's. Crazy appearance and all! The small size and high cost (about $6 for 6 donuts)has forced us to accompany our doughnuts with something of substance.I'm thinking that's not such bad idea anyhow.
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