Sufganiyot (Jelly Doughnuts)

brokenburner's Note:

Simple, easy, pretty! I usually have to add some flour to keep it from sticking to the bowl.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 4 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 40

Yield: 40.0 doughnuts

• 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk or 1 1/2 cups soymilk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 6 tablespoons shortening or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 5 cups flour
• oil, for deep frying
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) jar strawberry jelly (or other fruit jelly)
• confectioners' sugar

Directions:

1. Sprinkle yeast over warm water and let stand five minutes or until foamy.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the yeast mixture, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and two cups flour. Mix for a few minutes at low speed.
3. Beat in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Knead for about five minutes or until smooth and elastic.
4. Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about an hour or a bit longer.
5. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and gently roll out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into circles. Let rise again until doubled in bulk.
6. Heat 4 cups of oil in a deep fryer or large pot to 350. Carefully slide doughnuts into hot oil using a wide spatula. Turn the doughnuts over as they rise to the surface. Doughnuts are ready when both sides are golden brown.
7. Fill with 1 T jelly using a pastry injector, or by cutting a small slit in the side of the doughnut and inserting the jelly with a baby spoon. Close tightly; roll in confectioners' sugar.

Reviews

[singn8]

I have never made sufganiyot before and I wasn't sure that I could pull it off. We had friends over for a Hanukkah party. This made about 30 doughnuts and they were gone before I finished frying them up. So delicious!! Thank you so much for the awesome recipe!! I will be making them again!!

[^RoSe^]

these were absolutely AMAZING! so easy to make and they look great! would definately give more stars if i could :):)

[Megan O]

Wonderful! I've never made doughnuts before, and these were easy and delicious! I followed the recipe exactly, and ended up adding about another cup of AP flour to get a nice dough. I used a 2" cutter.