Name: Pączki Jelly Doughnuts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes: 8–10 doughnuts (double the recipe to make more)
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast; 165 g / 5.8 oz (10 tablespoons) strawberry jam (or any other jam of choice)*; 375 g / 13.2 oz (2¾ cups) all-purpose flour; 500 mL / 16.9 fl oz (2 cups) flavorless oil for frying (i.e., canola or vegetable); 50 g / 1.8 oz (¼ cup) unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; confectioners’ sugar, for dusting; 150 mL / 5.1 fl oz (10 tablespoons) milk; 1 large egg; ½ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes:
8–10
doughnuts (double the recipe to make more)

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

52 Weeks 52 Sweets

By Vedika Luthra

Published 2021

About

Fat Thursday marks the last Thursday before Lent, a Christian occasion that marks a time of fasting. In Poland, Fat Thursday means a feast of confections, including the traditional pączki, or jelly doughnuts. Festivities were present even in my high school, where the cafeteria would serve fluffy pączki, filled with strawberry jam, either dusted in confectioners’ sugar or dipped in a sweet glaze, the highlight of our lunch break. The recipe is one that can be used to make virtu