Jelly Doughnuts- Chanukah Sufganiot

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 cups flour
• 100 g margarine (1 stick)
• 30 g yeast (2 tablespoons)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cognac
• 3 drops vanilla
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast+ 1 teaspoon sugar in a little water.
• 2 put all the other ingredients into a bowl.
• 3 add the yeast mixture.
• 4 mix and knead till smooth.
• 5 refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• 6 knead again, return to fridge for 1/2 hour.
• 7 roll out to 3 cent. thick (a little more than an inch), shape your doughnuts (you can use the right size glass or doughnut cutter).
• 8 let rise 1/2 hour.
• 9 deep fry at 375°f, till golden, flip over when doughnut rises to top of oil and let the other side become golden as well. remove.
• 10 fill with desired jelly (or a square of chocolate which will melt in the warm dough).
• 11 sprinkle with powdered sugar.