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Strawberry Jelly Donuts

heart shaped jelly donuts filled with strawberry jam

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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!

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

  1. 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
  2. Add the lukewarm milk and water to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth
  3. Add the butter and mix on medium speed until smooth and elastic, it will take up to 15 mins
  4. Place the dough in a large oiled bowl and cover with cling wrap
  5. Place in a warm place for 60 mins, or until doubled in size
  6. Remove from the bowl and roll into a circle about 1.5cm/0.6 inches in thickness
  7. Using a heart-shaped cutter cut out shapes of dough and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper
  8. (Gather any remaining dough scraps into a ball and reroll it out to cut out more shapes)
  9. Cover with cling wrap to proof for 30 mins, or until almost doubled in size
  10. Bring a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot of neutral frying oil to 280F / 140C - 300F/150C
  11. Cut the parchment paper so each donut is on it's own piece of paper
  12. Carefully transfer 3 donuts to the oil by holding the ends of the parchment paper
  13. Fry for 2-3 mins per side, or until golden brown, removing the parchment paper after 30 seconds or so
  14. Remove from the oil and drain on a wire rack or paper towel
  15. Repeat with the remaining donuts
  16. Add the drained donuts to the granulated sugar and roll to coat
  17. Allow them to cool to room temperature.

Assembly

  1. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium-sized piping tip with strawberry jam
  2. Poke a hole in the back of the donut with a skewer and move it around to create a cavity in the donut
  3. Insert the tip of the piping bag into the donut and fill it with strawberry jam
  4. Repeat with the remaining donuts
  5. Enjoy immediately!