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["Preheat the oven to gas 5 / 190C/ 375F", "Grease an 8"" or 9"" round tin with spray oil", "Mix the flour, starch, salt, sugar and xanthan gum in a bowl", "Add the applesauce and coconut oil, warmed milk and yeast.", "Mix together to form a soft dough", "It should be more batter-like, a very soft dough, not sticky but not dense at all.", "If you made a ball of it and dropped it on counter top it would flatten a little.", "Don't be tempted to add more flour thinking that the dough is too soft", "Mix the sugar and cinnamon from the topping ingredients together and sprinkle 2 tablespoons of it into the greased tin", "Make balls out of the dough about 2 inches in diameter or enough dough to fit in the palm of your hand", "Spray the doughnuts with the oil and sprinkle liberally with the cinnamon sugar", "Place them in a single layer in the tin", "At this point you can bake as they are for 18 - 20 minutes then let cool for in the tin for 5 minutes.", "Lovely doughnuts!", "Invert onto a serving plate and enjoy.", "Any leftovers can be frozen for up to 3 months.", "Just defrost then warm through in the oven at the same temp for 4 minutes to refresh them", "If you want the caramel sauce topping to make the doughnuts into monkey bread, melt the leftover cinnamon sugar with just over 3/4 it's weight of butter in a pan until the sugar has dissolved", "Pour over the coated doughnuts and bake for 25 - 30 minutes", "Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes to let the caramel sauce thicken then invert onto a serving plate", "It's probably better to make the balls half the size if doing this, around an inch wide, just because of the sweetness"]
