Dessert for Hanukkah 2023: Soft & Sweet Sufganiyot Recipe
What desserts can you prepare for Hanukkah 2023? How to make sufganiyot?
Sufganiyot is a classic Hanukkah dessert that you just can’t go without! These soft jelly doughnuts are a treat at every celebratory family dinner. How to make them at home by yourself? Follow our recipe for delicious homemade sweets!
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Dessert for Hanukkah 2023: Soft & Sweet Sufganiyot Recipe
Just like the classic potato latkes, sufganiyot are also a symbol of the one-day supply of oil that miraculously kept the flame of the menorah in the ransacked Second Temple of Jerusalem for 8 days without going out. This dessert is an important part of Jewish tradition. How to make it?
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 260 gr/9.2 oz plain white flour
- 300 gr/10.5 oz whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup/50 gr/1.7 oz sugar
- 1 cup lukewarm water, 110°F/43°C
- 2 teaspoon active yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120 gr/ 4.2 oz coconut oil, melted
- Orange zest of half an orange
- Confectioners sugar to sprinkle
- Jelly to fill
Sufganiyot Recipe Preparation
- Start by mixing together the two flours with the salt. Set them aside.
- In a small bowl, place the yeast, 1 tsp. sugar and the lukewarm water. Set aside until foamy.
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Beat the rest of the sugar, egg, vanilla extract and orange zest into the mixture with the yeast.
- Now add half of the flour mixture to it. Stir with a fork. Pour in the melted coconut oil while stirring.
- Add the remaining flour. Stir dough until it begins to come together.
- Prepare a work surface with some flour. Knead the dough until it is smooth and soft. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes. Add more flour if required.
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover it with a plastic wrap. Place it in a warm place to rise until doubled. This takes about 1 1/2 hours.
- Roll the dough on a clear surface to 1/4 inch/1/2 cm thickness. Take a round cutter of about 2 inch/5 cm and cut 33 rounds. Cover them with plastic wrap. Leave to rise for 25 minutes.
- Turn on the oven and preheat it to 400°F/200°C.
- Brush the doughnuts with oil and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. When taking them out of the oven, brush right away with more oil.
- Fill the prepared doughnuts with jelly, and sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Serve and enjoy!
Also read: Hanukkah Recipes 2023: How to Make Easy Challah Bread?
and: Tasty & Traditional Kugel Recipe for a Great Hanukkah Side Dish
