Hanukkah Donuts

These doughnuts are the perfect crowd-pleasing treat for your Chanukah parties. 

Tips: These doughnuts are dairy; to keep them kosher, use only dairy utensils to prepare them. When sprinkling doughnuts with confectioners’ sugar, use a hand sifter for consistent coverage.

Hanukkah Donuts

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

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Servings

8 Servings

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Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• 3 cups canola oil for frying
• Confectioner’s sugar

Instructions

• Prepare a few plates lined with paper towels to drain excess oil from doughnuts.
• Place eggs, sugar, and salt in a large bowl; whisk together.
• Add yogurt, baking powder, and flour to mixture; continue to mix until a thick batter forms.
• In a medium saucepan, heat canola oil over medium-high until thermometer reaches 370°F.
• Using a tablespoon, drop spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil. Use a second spoon to help you push the mixture off the tablespoon. 
• Fry doughnuts until they are crispy and golden on one side, about 40 seconds; turn them over onto the second side and fry an additional 40 seconds, or until they become golden (don’t let them get too dark).
• Using a slotted spoon, remove doughnuts from pot, and place on paper towel-lined plates.
• Allow doughnuts to cool 4 to 5 minutes, and sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.
• As seen in Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Magazine (Bitayavon – Winter 2011) – Subscribe Now.