Best Raised Polish Doughnuts Paczki Recipes

POLISH DOUGHNUTS - PACZKI

Steps:

• Scald milk and allow to cool to lukewarm, add yeast and stir.
• Beat sugar and butter until fluffy, add eggs, salt, vanilla and mace.
• Add flour and yeast-milk gradually, beating well.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
• Punch down and let rise again.
• Roll out dough, on a floured surface, 3/4 inch thick.
• Cut out 1 1/2 inch circles.
• Top half of the circles with 1 tsp jam, cover with the remaining circles and seal edges.
• Heat oil mixed with 1 tbls water to 375°F.
• Fry, turning once, to a medium golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with sugar.

POLISH DONUTS PąCZKI RECIPE

Steps:

• If it's cold in your kitchen, heat your oven to 86°F (30°C).
• Sift the flour.
• Warm up the milk.
• Using a spoon, mix yeast with 1 tbsp of sugar. Add 3 tbsps of warm milk and 1 tbsp of flour. Mix and leave it for 30 minutes to grow.The mixture will double or triple its size, that's why you should place it in a big bowl. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen cloth. If it's cold in your kitchen, place a bowl in the oven heated to 86°F (30°C).
• In the meantime, beat egg yolks with sugar until they change the color to whitish. If you are using the pudding filling, it's the right time to do it (read how to do it below).
• After 30 minutes, mix all the ingredients for the dough together. You may knead it manually or use a food processor. Knead until the dough starts to detach from your hand.
• Place the dough in a big bowl, cover with a clean kitchen cloth, and leave to grow for about 30-60 minutes until it doubles its size. Again, if it's cold in your kitchen, place the bowl in the oven.
• When the dough has doubled its size, knead it briefly to remove excessive air bubbles.
• Pour the oil into the wok or big pot and start heating it up.
• Start forming pączki. Each should have the size of the tangerine.
• Cover pączki with a kitchen cloth and wait until the oil is ready to fry.How to check whether the oil is hot enough? Throw a small piece of the dough into the oil. If it stays on the bottom, the oil is still too cold. If the dough comes straight up to the surface, the oil is ready to fry.
• Fry pączki for about 3-5 minutes on each side.
• After frying, place the pączki on a plate lined with paper towels to remove the excessive fat.
• Pour one cup of milk into the pot.
• Add egg yolks, sugar, and whip it together until you will get a smooth, yellow color.
• Place a pot on the stove, cook slowly, stirring frequently.
• In the meantime, pour half a cup of milk into the small bowl.
• Add potato flour. Mix until dissolved.
• When the mixture in the pot nearly boils, add milk with potato starch and mix until you will get the consistency of pudding.
• Mix 1 cup of icing sugar with 1 tbsp water and heat up until you get a smooth consistency.
• When the donuts are still warm, fill them up with jam or pudding using a big syringe (like this). You will need about 30-50ml of filling per donut.
• If you are using sugar glaze, pour them onto warm pączki. You may add candied orange peel as well.
• Alternatively, you may use icing sugar. Sprinkle it when the pączki are cold.