Certainly! Here's a step-by-step recipe for making sufganiyot (jelly-filled dough) that you can follow:
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 21/4 teaspoons (1 packet) active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose
- 1/2 cup warm water (not too hot or it will kill yeast)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1/4 unsalted butter or margarine, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Grated zest of 1 lemonoptional, for added flavor)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
illing:
- 1 cup of your favorite jelly, jam, or preserves
To Fry:
Vegetable oil, for frying
Finishing:
Instructions:
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Prepare Yeast Mixture:
- In a small bowl, dissolve 2 tablespoons of sugar and yeast in the warm water. Let it sit until it foams, about 5-10 minutes.
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Make Dough:
- In a large mixing bowl the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the yeast mixture with remaining dough ingredients (1/2 cup of sugar, flour, eggs and egg yolks, butter, nutmeg if using, salt, lemon zest, vanilla extract).
- Mix until a sticky dough forms.
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Knead:
- On a lightly floured surface (or using dough hook attachment in your mixer), knead the dough until it's smooth and elastic, which should take about 8-10 minutes.
- If the dough is too, add flour 1 tablespoon at a time.
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First Rise
- Place the kneaded dough in an oiled bowl, cover it with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm, draft-free until it double in size, about 1-2 hours.
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Port and Shape:
- Punch down the dough and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thickness.
- a round cutter (or the rim of a glass) to cut out circles. Place them onto a floured baking sheet, spaced apart.
- Cover them with a towel and let them rise untiluffed up, around 30-40 minutes.
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Fry the Sufganiyot:
- Fill a heavy pot with at least 2 inches of vegetable oil heat to 350°F (175°C).
- Fry the doughnuts in batches careful not to crowd the pot, for about 1 minute per side until golden brown.
- Use a slotted spoon to the doughnuts and place them on a plate lined with paper towels.
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Fill with Jelly:
- Once the doughnuts have enough to handle, a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle with the jelly.
- Creating a small hole in the side of each doughnut with a skewer can make filling easier.
- Insert the nozzle the doughnut and gently squeeze to fill with jelly.
- Finish:
- Dust the-filled sufganiyot with powdered sugar.
Your sufganiyot are ready to be enjoyed! Serve them fresh for the best taste.