Lotus Sufganiyot (Donuts) for Chanukah!

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

jelly or jam

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: homemade fruit filling

Fruit preserves offer a more natural sweetness.

Start by making the yeast with warm water and set it aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, a pinch of salt, and sugar.

Transfer the mixture to a mixer and create a well for the yeast mixture that has foamed up.

Add olive oil and vanilla essence to the well.

Using a dough hook, mix the ingredients for at least 10 minutes.

Check the dough; if it's too sticky, add more flour as needed.

Flour the surface heavily and roll out the dough, leaving it decently thick.

Use a cap to cut out circular shapes from the rolled dough.

Place the cut dough on a tray and let it rise for an additional hour.

After the first rise of an hour, cover the dough with glad wrap and let it rise for another hour.

Heat oil for frying and perform the chopstick test to ensure it's bubbling and hot enough.

If the oil is too hot, reduce the flame or add more oil to lower the temperature.

Fry the doughnuts for about two minutes on each side until they are golden brown.

Use a chopstick to flip the doughnuts and ensure they are cooked evenly.

Transfer the fried doughnuts to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.

Cut a hole in each doughnut on the side and on top for filling.

Use a syringe to insert Lotus biscuit spread into each doughnut from both sides and the top.

Top the filled doughnuts with icing sugar for decoration.

Add more Lotus spread on top of the doughnuts as decoration.

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