Jam Doughnuts

Who can resist a jam doughnut...not me and that was apparent when I made some and ate 4...oops! They are a lot easier to make than you would think and taste ever so yummy when homemade, plus you can add any filling you want, jam, custard, Nutella, nuts and spices or why not coat them in a cinnamon sugar instead of just sugar...possibilities are endless but here's the recipe :))

Jam Doughnuts

For the dough

500g strong white flour

50g caster sugar

40g butter

2 large range eggs

14g instant yeast

10g salt

150ml warm milk

130ml water

For the filling

strawberry or raspberry jam

For the dough, place all ingredients into a large bowl holding back a quarter of the water.

Stir with your hands until a dough is formed.

Slowly add the remaining water and knead the dough in the bowl for four minutes. (Alternatively, you could mix with a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook).

Tip dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead well for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Place the dough into a clean bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise for an hour.

Tip the dough out onto a very lightly floured surface, and knock it back by kneading it a few times.

Divide the dough into 12 equal portions and shape each portion into a ball.

Place all balls onto a floured baking tray and allow to rise for an hour.

Preheat a deep fat fryer, filled with sunflower oil, to 180C/350F.

Lower each doughnut into the fryer, cooking each side for about five minutes or until golden brown. Remove the doughnuts from the oil with a slotted spoon and immediately roll in caster sugar so that the hot fat makes the sugar stick to the sides.

Set aside and leave to cool.

When completely cool, using a small, sharp, knife or skewer make a cut into the side of the doughnut, reaching to the centre.

Spoon some smooth or sieved strawberry/raspberry jam into a piping bag, or piping syringe.

Pipe, or syringe, the jam generously inside.

Recipe from Paul Hollywood

This does make a dozen doughnuts so feel free to halve the recipe if you wanted :))

Sorry about the picture, I was too busy eating and forgot to take a picture so I took one of my half eaten doughnut hahaha :))