Polish doughnuts
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Polish doughnuts

By Good Food team

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Make a batch of fluffy glazed doughnuts, topped with crunchy chopped almonds for a special occasion. The dough includes jam for a subtle sweetness

  • Prep:2 hrs
    Cook:30 mins
  • Serves 4
  • More effort

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 50
  • fat 3g
  • saturates 0.4g
  • carbs 5g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 2g
  • protein 1g
  • salt 0g

Ingredients

  • 7g yeast
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 125ml milk, warmed
  • 7 egg yolks
  • 15g sugar
  • 5g vanilla sugar (or 5g caster sugar plus 1 tsp vanilla extract)
  • 500g flour
  • 200ml double cream, warmed
  • 15g butter, very soft
  • 125ml rosehip jam (or other jam)
  • 5g ground almonds
  • lard or oil, for frying
  • 75g icing sugar
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • a few drops almond essence
  • 50g chopped almonds

Tip

DEEP-FRYINGA deep-fat fryer is a lot safer than a pan of hot oil, but please be careful either way! If you don’t have a deep-fat fryer (which will have an integral thermometer), you will need a good digital thermometer to check the oil temperature. Check our guide on how to deep fry safely. 

Method

  1. To make the leaven, mix the yeast with the sugar and flour, and stir in the warm milk. Set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes.

  2. For the dough, put egg yolks into a heatproof bowl and add the sugar and vanilla sugar. Set the bowl over a pan of simmering water and whisk until smooth and thick.

  3. Sift the flour into the bowl of a stand mixer, add the beaten yolks and the warm cream, mix thoroughly, then add a pinch of salt and the leaven. Bring together to make a dough and knead for 10 minutes (or 15-20 if doing this by hand).

  4. When the dough stops sticking to your hands, pour in the cooled melted butter and knead for a few more minutes. Cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place to rise for at least 1 hr-1 hr 30 mins.

  5. Mix the jam with the ground almonds and spoon into a piping bag or jam syringe. Divide the dough into 16 pieces and shape them into doughnuts. Cover and leave to rise for 30 mins.

  6. Fill a deep pan or a deep fat fryer one third full of oil or melted lard and heat it until it is 180C – if you don’t have a thermometer, drop in a small chunk of bread. The oil is ready when it browns in about 30 secs. Add the doughnuts and fry, turning them once for about 1-2 mins on each side (a thin lighter ring should form in the middle). After removing, drain the doughnuts of excess fat on some kitchen paper.

  7. Mix the icing sugar, lemon juice and almond essence, adding some water if you need to thin the icing. When the doughnuts have cooled a little, pipe in the jam mixture and glaze them in the icing and sprinkle with the chopped almonds.

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