Joy of Kosher's Sufganiot, aka the Hanukkah Doughnut

Every week, we’re spotlighting a different food blogger who’s shaking up the blogosphere with tempting recipes and knockout photography. Below, Jamie Geller of Joy of Kosher shares her recipe for sufganiot, or jelly doughnuts, which are (along with latkes) a go-to traditional dish at Hanukkah.

Photo: Joy of Kosher

Sufganiot
Makes 14 doughnuts

Uber-easy jelly-filled sufganiot (doughnuts) are ideal for Hanukkah or anytime you get a craving. My sister-in-law Carly and I attempted this recipe one Hanukkah night when the whole family came over for candle-lighting. Everyone got involved. Some of us were on deep-fry duty, some of us powdered, and the rest “quality control” tasted. We all had a blast. There was flour and confectioners’ sugar everywhere.

2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 (8-ounce) cartons vanilla low-fat yogurt
2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
2 eggs
6 cups canola oil
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup seedless strawberry jelly

In a large bowl, place flour, yogurt, vanilla sugar and eggs. Knead until all ingredients are combined and a sticky, doughy batter is formed. Cover with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.

Heat 6 cups canola oil in a 6-quart stockpot, covered, over medium heat.
When dough is ready, uncover oil and raise heat to high.

Scoop out a tablespoonful of batter and drop in oil. Don’t make the doughnuts too big, so they can cook through.

You should be able to fry about 7 doughnuts at a time. Using a slotted spoon, turn doughnuts when halfway browned, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Fry for another 2-3 minutes or until entire doughnut is deep golden brown and cooked through.

Remove doughnuts and let cool on paper towel-lined plates. Repeat previous 2 steps with remaining batter.

Fill a squeeze bottle with jelly and inject a little into each doughnut.

Roll each doughnut in confectioner’s sugar. Or, shake 3 doughnuts at a time in a paper bag filled with confectioner’s sugar.

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