Uber-easy jelly-filled sufganiot (doughnuts) are ideal for Chanukah or anytime you get a craving. My sister-in-law Carly and I attempted this recipe one Chanukah night when the whole family came over for candle-lighting. Everyone got involved. Some of us were on deep-fry duty, some of us powdered and the rest “quality control” tasted. We all had a blast. There was flour and confectioners’ sugar everywhere.

Times

Prep time: 8 min
Ready time: 8 min
Servings 14 doughnuts

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 (8-ounce) cartons vanilla low-fat yogurt
2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
2 eggs
6 cups canola oil
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup seedless strawberry jelly

Directions

Preparation

In a large bowl, place flour, yogurt, vanilla sugar and eggs.
Knead until all ingredients are combined and a sticky, doughy batter is formed. Cover with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
Heat 6 cups canola oil in a 6-quart stockpot, covered, over medium heat.
When dough is ready, uncover oil and raise heat to high.
Scoop out a tablespoonful of batter and drop in oil. Don’t make the doughnuts too big, so they can cook through.
You should be able to fry about 7 doughnuts at a time. Using a slotted spoon, turn doughnuts when halfway browned, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Fry for another 2-3 minutes or until entire doughnut is deep golden brown and cooked through.
Remove doughnuts and let cool on paper towel-lined plates. Repeat previous 2 steps with remaining batter.
Fill a squeeze bottle with jelly and inject a little into each doughnut.
Roll each doughnut in confectioner’s sugar. Or, shake 3 doughnuts at a time in a paper bag filled with confectioner’s sugar.

Jamie Geller is the best selling author of the Quick & Kosher cookbook series (Quick & Kosher Recipes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing and Quick & Kosher Meals in Minutes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing, Feldheim Publishers). She is also a “mompreneur” and co-founder of the Kosher Media Network, which recently launched a social network for foodies called www.JoyofKosher.com as well as the print magazine Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller.