Name: Polish Doughnuts (Paczki)
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp unsalted butter (softened); 1/2 cup whole milk (warm); 1/4 tsp vanilla extract; pinch salt; 2 each eggs; 1 tsp dry yeast; 2 cup all-purpose flour; as needed oil (for deep frying); 2.5 cup jelly or jam or custard (for filling, optional); for serving powdered sugar (for dusting, optional)

Dessert

15 servings

273 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, salt, and eggs.

SugarUnsalted butter (softened)Whole milk (warm)Vanilla extractSaltEggs

Step 2

Whisk in the yeast.

Dry yeast

Step 3

Add flour 1/2 cup at a time while stirring until a firm dough forms.

All-purpose flour

Step 4

Knead the dough about 5 minutes.

SugarUnsalted butter (softened)Whole milk (warm)Vanilla extractSaltEggsDry yeastAll-purpose flour

Step 5

Return dough to bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled (~1½ hours).

SugarUnsalted butter (softened)Whole milk (warm)Vanilla extractSaltEggsDry yeastAll-purpose flour

Step 6

Pat and roll the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/2 inch thickness.

All-purpose flour

Step 7

Cut out circles of dough and set aside.

All-purpose flour

Step 8

Let the dough rounds rise about 30 minutes until doubled.

All-purpose flour

Step 9

Heat oil to about 350°F in a deep pot or pan.

Oil (for deep frying)

Step 10

Deep-fry a few pączki at a time until golden brown, flipping so both sides cook.

All-purpose flourOil (for deep frying)

Step 11

Fill a pastry bag with jelly, jam, or custard.

Jelly or jam or custard (for filling, optional)

Step 12

Pipe filling into the pączki by inserting the bag's tip into their sides.

Jelly or jam or custard (for filling, optional)All-purpose flour

Step 13

Sprinkle powdered sugar on top to taste.

Powdered sugar (for dusting, optional)

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.