Katz Gluten-Free Donuts

Since going gluten-free, I've been on the hunt for a good donut.  When I'm in New York, L.A. or Orlando, I eat Babycakes donuts shamelessly for three meals a day.  But the rest of the year, I'm left with limited options.  Most of those come from the freezer at the local natural foods store. 

Recently, Katz Gluten-Free has added donuts to their sizable collection of baked goods.  I ordered everything they have to offer: jelly donuts, custard donuts and powdered donuts.  The Katz donuts are the first gluten-free filled donuts I have had that weren't made in my own kitchen. 

It was suggested I pay extra for two-day shipping for the donuts and freeze them upon delivery.  I did just that, two days before Christmas.  On Christmas Eve, I left them out on the counter overnight to thaw so we could enjoy them for Christmas breakfast.

The jelly and custard filled donuts are interesting--more baseball shaped than filled donut shaped, kind of like a giant fritter.  All three of the donuts, the filled varieties and powdered sugar, tasted very similar.  They aren't quite as light and fluffy as a gluten-full fried donut but they also aren't a cake donut. 

If I were to order these again, I would microwave them for a few seconds before eating them.  They seemed to get a bit more moist in the microwave. Otherwise they were a tiny bit dry.  Of the store-bought variety of gluten-free donuts, these are the most donut-like that I've tried.

Here's what I really liked about Katz Gluten-Free: the sampler pack.  It is free when you order on-line, just pay for the shipping.  Since I was already ordering, I added this to my order.  It's a compact little box packed full of samples of many of their products.  I tried 3 kinds of bread, a cupcake, a muffin, marble cake, a few kinds of rugelech and cookies.  The challah bread was divine. 

If you are gluten-free or having gluten-free guests, give these donuts a try.  It's nice to have more donut options!

Katz Gluten-Free Bake Shop is located in Monroe, NY and ships direct to your door as well as sells to retail outlets.  There is a store locator on their website.