polish donuts

These homemade Paczki are soft, pillowy delectable morsels filled with jam, custard or lemon curd! Paczki are traditional Polish donuts, popular on Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras.&nbsp;

Paczki (Polish Donuts)

eggs

milk (lukewarm)

tbsp butter (unsalted, melted)

tbsp sugar

salt

tsp vanilla extract

instant yeast

all-purpose flour

vegetable oil (for frying)

fruit preserves (for filling,

sugar (for coating)

Mix wet ingredients: In a medium size bowl combine the eggs, milk, butter, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Add the yeast and mix well.

Make dough: Add the flour to the bowl of your mixer, then pour in the milk/egg mixture.&nbsp;Using the dough hook, mix well until well incorporated. You will know that the dough is done when it comes clean from the sides of the bowl. The dough will be a soft dough.

Prepare dough and let rise: Turn over the dough onto a floured surface and knead for a couple minutes, then place the dough in a bowl that's sprayed with cooking spray. I also like to spray the dough with some cooking spray so that it doesn't dry out. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let rise for a couple hours. The dough should double in size.

Roll dough and cut rounds: Roll out the dough on a floured surface so that's it's about 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut out rounds using a glass or a cookie cutter. Repeat with the remaining dough. Place the donuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them rise again for about 30 minutes until doubled in size.

Fry donuts: Add about 3 inches of oil to a deep frying pan, I used a Dutch Oven. Before frying the donuts make sure the oil is hot, it needs to be 350 F degrees. Fry the donuts, about 5 or 6 at a time until golden brown on both sides. Make sure you turn them on both sides to fry them evenly.&nbsp;

Cool: Transfer the donuts to a large bowl lined with paper towels to drain some of the excess oil. Allow them to cool until you are able to handle them.&nbsp;

Fill: Using a piping bag and a filing tip, pipe your favorite filling into the sides of the paczki.&nbsp;

Roll the donuts in powdered or granulated sugar then serve.

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These homemade Paczki are soft, pillowy delectable morsels filled with jam, custard or lemon curd! Paczki are traditional Polish donuts, popular on Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras.

Paczki Recipe

Celebrate Fat Tuesday the way it was intended, and stuff yourself full of delicious Pączki!  Polish Donuts are fried dough dusted in sugar and sometimes filled with jams or custards.

Pączki - Polish Donuts

butter, room temperature

sugar

vanilla

dry yeast

eggs, room temperature

all-purpose flour (may need

Jam, custard, lemon curd

Sugar sugar

In a saucepan, scald milk, then cool it...

In a saucepan, scald milk, then cool it to 110 degrees F. In the bowl of your stand mixer,  add milk, butter, sugar,  and vanilla. Using the whisk, mix until sugar is dissolved, and butter is incorporated. Add a package of active dry yeast and mix again until dissolved.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl and...

Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add each egg, one at a time, mixing in each one at a time.

Attach the dough hook to your mixer. Turn...

Attach the dough hook to your mixer. Turn the mixer to low speed (speed 2) and slowly add the flour to the milk mixture a little at a time. You may not need all of the flour, and you may need a bit more. Mix until dough is smooth.

Remove the dough ball, spray the bowl with...

Remove the dough ball, spray the bowl with non-stick cooking spray, add the dough back in, spray the top of it with non-stick spray. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour.  It will double in size. (I place mine in a warm oven)

When the dough has risen, grabbing parts of...

When the dough has risen, grabbing parts of it at a time, place on a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 1/2"-3/4" thick.  Using a biscuit cutter or glass that is about 3" in diameter cut circles. Continue rolling until the dough is all cut. Transfer the rounds to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Cover lightly with a clean towel, and let...

Cover lightly with a clean towel, and let rise for another 30 minutes.

Fill a cast iron Dutch oven with about...

Fill a cast iron Dutch oven with about 3" of oil.  Gather your sugar, and place your desired filling in a piping bag.  Line a large bowl with paper towels.

Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Add about...

Heat oil to 350 degrees F.  Add about 3-4 rounds to the hot oil, top side (dry side) in first.  Watch closely and flip when they are golden brown.  I used a flat slotted spoon.  Remove them when they are golden on both sides, and place in the bowl lined with paper towels.

When donuts are still warm, but able to...

When donuts are still warm, but able to be handled,  roll them in sugar.  Poke a hole in the side with a sharp knife and fill with jam using a piping bag.

They are best eaten when warm the first...

They are best eaten when warm the first day.  Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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