Hanukkah Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts)
Hanukkah is here, and so are the delicious foods that come along with it! This recipe is for a traditional Hanukkah dish called sufganiyot, which are scrumptious jelly donuts! Let's get the party started!
Ingredients
- 1½ cups Lukewarm milk
- 2¼ tsp Instant yeast
- ¼ cup Member's Mark™ Granulated Sugar
- 4 cups Unbleached all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp Member's Mark™ Sea Salt
- 6 tbsp Unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 large Egg room temperature
- 1 cup Member's Mark™ Powdered Sugar
- 1 cup Strawberry preserves or filling of your choice
- 4-5 cups Member's Mark™ Vegetable Oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl or a bowl of a standing mixer, add ½ cup of the milk, then sprinkle on the yeast and one tablespoon of Member's Mark™ Granulated Sugar. Let sit for 10-15 minutes until frothy.
- To the yeast mixture, add the flour, Member's Mark™ Sea Salt, and the rest of the sugar. Mix using the paddle attachment on low, while drizzling in the rest of the milk, the melted butter, and egg.
- Once you have a shaggy dough with no dry flour, replace the paddle attachment with the hook attachment. Mix on medium speed until the dough is smooth and sticky and comes clean from the sides of the bowl.
- Place the dough in a greased large bowl, grease the top, then cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm area for about 90 minutes, until doubles in size.
- Punch the dough to release the air, divide the dough into ten pieces, roll each piece into a ball, and place the dough balls on a 4×4-inch parchment paper.
- Place the dough in a warm place for about two hours until doubled in size.
- In a large and wide pan, add the oil and heat it to 320℉.
- Carefully add 3-4 donuts (do not overcrowd) and fry for three minutes on each side.
- Use a slotted spoon to flip the donuts onto a plate lined with paper towels. Let them rest for 10-15 minutes.
- Generously dust the donuts with the powdered sugar. Use a piping bag to fill the donuts from the top with the preserves, or your choice of filling. Serve immediately.