Step-by-step method

At a glance

You're getting into frying homemade doughnuts, which might sound fiddly but is actually totally doable. The main time commitment comes from letting the dough rise twice—first after mixing, then again after cutting—so plan for about 90 minutes total. The actual frying only takes around 15 minutes, and then you get to fill your golden puffs with jam or custard.

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Make the yeast starter

Warm the milk gently in a saucepan until lukewarm. Stir in the sugar and flour, then mix well. Finally, crumble in the yeast and stir through. Leave in a warm spot until bubbles start forming on the surface – that means your starter is ready.

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80 milliliter
Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat)

30 gram
Fresh Yeast

25 gram
Powdered Sugar

25 gram
All-purpose wheat flour
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Add the egg yolks

Sift the flour into a bowl and pour in the yeast starter. Add the egg yolks whisked together with lukewarm milk.

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2 piece
Egg Yolk

360 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

100 milliliter
Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat)
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Work the dough

Add the rum, lemon juice, a pinch of salt, sugar and the melted butter (slightly cooled). Work everything into a smooth dough, then leave it to rise in a warm place.

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10 milliliter
Rum

5 milliliter
Lemon Juice

3 gram
Salt

50 gram
Powdered Sugar

50 gram
Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor

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Cut out the rounds

Roll out the risen dough on a floured board to a thickness of about 1.5 cm. Use a round stainless-steel cutter to cut out rounds. If you don't have a cutter, a mug or glass works just as well.
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Let them rise again

Dust the rounds lightly with flour, cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for another half hour.
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Fry the doughnuts

Heat a generous layer of oil, at least 2–3 cm deep, in a low-sided stainless-steel pot. Fry the dough rounds in batches, turning to cook both sides until golden brown.
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Serving

Fill the finished doughnuts with jam or fruit butter to taste. You can also fill them with delicious vanilla custard.

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400 gram
Apricot Jam

20 gram
Powdered Sugar

Golden Fried Jam Doughnuts

Name: Classic Homemade Jam Doughnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 180 milliliter Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat); 95 gram Powdered Sugar; 50 gram Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor; 5 milliliter Lemon Juice; 385 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 30 gram Fresh Yeast; 2 piece Egg Yolk; 10 milliliter Rum; 3 gram Salt; 400 gram Apricot Jam

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Prep 15 min Cook 15 min

Plus 1 h 55 min of resting (not counted in active time)

10 Ingredients

7 Steps

Medium Difficulty

About this recipe

You won't believe it, but I avoided frying homemade doughnuts for the longest time. It seemed needlessly fiddly, plus I had plenty of other excuses. I just never felt like it. Then last year I fell in love with a recipe from my friend Janička. I tried her doughnuts and now I won't touch any other recipe. Ever! They vanished from our table in no time, so I've had to fry another batch.

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Step-by-step method

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Make the yeast starter

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Add the egg yolks

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Work the dough

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Cut out the rounds

Let them rise again

Fry the doughnuts

Serving

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Golden Fried Jam Doughnuts

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