Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup milk warm
  • 1/4 stick butter softened
  • 1 1/2 quarts vegetable oil
  • 1 jar raspberry jelly
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Method

  • Combine dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk.
  • Attach the hook attachment to mixer and gradually add wet ingredients on low speed until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  • Place dough in a well greased bowl.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for about an hour.
  • Once dough has risen, use a rolling pin to roll dough out on lightly floured surface until 1/4 inch thick.
  • Use a two inch round cookie cutter to form rounds.
  • Place on parchment covered baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap for one hour until doubled in size.
  • Once rounds have risen, heat oil in dutch oven to 350 degrees F and add the rounds to the oil about an inch apart, frying for two minutes on each side.
  • When golden brown on both sides, remove doughnuts from oil.
  • Once doughnuts are cooled, pike each doughnut with a hole and use a pastry bag with raspberry jelly to fill doughnuts with about 1 tbsp. of jelly.
  • Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy.