Dessert
Authentic Polish doughnuts (Pączki)
Learn how to prepare Authentic Polish doughnuts (Pączki) with this simple recipe. Perfect for Dessert and ideal for Polish lovers....
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10 Min Prep
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37 Min Cook
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4 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 10g Yeast
- 1 tsp Caster Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Flour
- 125ml Milk
- 7 Egg Yolks
- 15g Sugar
- 10g Caster Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 500g Flour
- 200ml Double Cream
- 15g Butter
- 125ml Jam
- 10g Ground Almonds
- For frying Oil
- 75g Icing Sugar
- Juice of 1/2 Lemon
- Dash Almond Essence
- 50g Almonds
Instructions
1
step 1
To make the leaven, incorporate the leavening agent with the sweetener and baking flour, and swirl around in the toasty whole milk.
2
Set aside in a toasty place for 30 moments.
3
step 2
For the flour base, put egg yolks into a heatproof container and toss in the sweetener and vanilla sweetener.
4
Set the container over a cooking vessel of simmering aqua and beat until even and thick.
5
step 3
Sift the baking flour into the container of a stand mixer, toss in the beaten yolks and the toasty heavy cream, incorporate thoroughly, then toss in a pinch of seasoning and the leaven.
6
Bring together to make a flour base and shape for 10 moments (or 15-20 if doing this by hand).
7
step 4
When the flour base stops sticking to your hands, empty in the cooled melted shortening and shape for a few more moments.
8
put a lid on with a cloth and leave in a toasty place to rise for at least 1 hr-1 hr 30 mins.
9
step 5
incorporate the jam with the ground almonds and spoon into a piping bag or jam syringe.
10
Divide the flour base into 16 pieces and shape them into doughnuts.
11
put a lid on and leave to rise for 30 mins.
12
step 6
Fill a deep cooking vessel or a deep fat fryer one third full of cooking oil or melted lard and fiery up it until it is 180C – if you don’t have a thermometer, drop in a small chunk of bread.
13
The cooking oil is ready when it browns in about 30 secs.
14
toss in the doughnuts and cooking vessel-fry, turning them once for about 1-2 mins on each side (a thin lighter ring should form in the middle).
15
After removing, strain the doughnuts of excess fat on some kitchen paper.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Polish
Polish
Course
Dessert
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
47 mins
47 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
10 minsCooking Time
37 minsTotal Time
47 minsMaster Chef
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