Fluffy donut dough fried to golden brown perfection rolled in sugar and filled with strawberry jelly these are the best jelly-filled donuts you'll have!
Author:Catherine Zhang
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Total Time:1 hour
Yield:8 Donuts 1x
Category:Donut
Method:Intermediate
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
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Dough
400g All purpose flour (3 1/3 cup)
125ml Lukewarm water
125ml Lukewarm whole milk
25g White sugar (2 tbsp)
8g Instant yeast (1 tbsp)
Pinch of salt
45g Unsalted butter (3 tbsp)
Neutral oil for frying
Assembly
200g Granulated sugar (1 cup)
360ml Strawberry jam, (1 1/2 cups) homemade or store-bought
Instructions
Dough
Combine the flour, sugar, instant yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment and stir until combined
Add the lukewarm milk and water to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth
Add the butter and mix on medium speed until smooth and elastic, it will take up to 15 mins
Place the dough in a large oiled bowl and cover with cling wrap
Place in a warm place for 60 mins, or until doubled in size
Remove from the bowl and roll into a circle about 1.5cm/0.6 inches in thickness
Using a heart-shaped cutter cut out shapes of dough and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper
(Gather any remaining dough scraps into a ball and reroll it out to cut out more shapes)
Cover with cling wrap to proof for 30 mins, or until almost doubled in size
Bring a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot of neutral frying oil to 280F / 140C - 300F/150C
Cut the parchment paper so each donut is on it's own piece of paper
Carefully transfer 3 donuts to the oil by holding the ends of the parchment paper
Fry for 2-3 mins per side, or until golden brown, removing the parchment paper after 30 seconds or so
Remove from the oil and drain on a wire rack or paper towel
Repeat with the remaining donuts
Add the drained donuts to the granulated sugar and roll to coat
Allow them to cool to room temperature.
Assembly
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium-sized piping tip with strawberry jam
Poke a hole in the back of the donut with a skewer and move it around to create a cavity in the donut
Insert the tip of the piping bag into the donut and fill it with strawberry jam