Berliners
Indulge in these light and airy Berliners, delightfully stuffed with your favorite fruity jam! With a perfect blend of rich yeast dough and a dusting of powdered sugar, these treats are sure to elevate any snack time. Grab your apron and get ready to whip up a batch of these irresistible gems!
Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
10
people
Level
intermediate
📝 Ingredients
Serves 10🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- water
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- softened butter
- eggs
🫙Pantry Staples(2)
- sugar
- instant yeast
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- cinnamon sugar
📦Other(2)
- jam
- 3 cups of maida (720 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Add 3 cups of maida into a bowl along with instant yeast and sugar. Mix well.
- 2
Bring the dough together with eggs and water. Mix for 3-4 minutes.
- 3
Add softened butter and knead until it passes the windowpane test.
- 4
Proof the dough for one hour.
- 5
Punch down the dough, divide and shape into doughnuts. Rest for 30 minutes.
- 6
Fry the doughnuts until golden brown, then coat with cinnamon sugar while hot.
- 7
Make a hole in the center with a chopstick and fill with jam.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Fry Berliners at exactly 340-350°F because lower temps create greasy, oil-soaked dough while higher temps brown the exterior before the interior cooks through.technique340-350°F
- ✓Achieve the windowpane test by kneading until gluten strands stretch thin enough to see light through without tearing - this ensures proper gluten development for the characteristic chewy texture.technique
- ✓Coat Berliners with cinnamon sugar immediately after frying while surface temperature is above 180°F so residual heat melts the sugar slightly, creating better adhesion.timingAbove 180°F
- ✓Use softened butter at 65-68°F rather than melted because it incorporates gradually during kneading, creating proper emulsion and preventing the dough from becoming greasy.ingredient65-68°F
- ✓Fill Berliners with jam using a bismarck tip or chopstick inserted 2/3 into the doughnut to create an internal pocket without breaking through the bottom.equipment2/3 depth
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Prep
15
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
10
people
Level
intermediate
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Berliners
Indulge in these light and airy Berliners, delightfully stuffed with your favorite fruity jam! With a perfect blend of rich yeast dough and a dusting of powdered sugar, these treats are sure to elevate any snack time. Grab your apron and get ready to whip up a batch of these irresistible gems!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 10🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- water
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- softened butter
- eggs
🫙Pantry Staples(2)
- sugar
- instant yeast
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- cinnamon sugar
📦Other(2)
- jam
- 3 cups of maida (720 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Add 3 cups of maida into a bowl along with instant yeast and sugar. Mix well.
- 2
Bring the dough together with eggs and water. Mix for 3-4 minutes.
- 3
Add softened butter and knead until it passes the windowpane test.
- 4
Proof the dough for one hour.
- 5
Punch down the dough, divide and shape into doughnuts. Rest for 30 minutes.
- 6
Fry the doughnuts until golden brown, then coat with cinnamon sugar while hot.
- 7
Make a hole in the center with a chopstick and fill with jam.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Fry Berliners at exactly 340-350°F because lower temps create greasy, oil-soaked dough while higher temps brown the exterior before the interior cooks through.technique340-350°F
- ✓Achieve the windowpane test by kneading until gluten strands stretch thin enough to see light through without tearing - this ensures proper gluten development for the characteristic chewy texture.technique
- ✓Coat Berliners with cinnamon sugar immediately after frying while surface temperature is above 180°F so residual heat melts the sugar slightly, creating better adhesion.timingAbove 180°F
- ✓Use softened butter at 65-68°F rather than melted because it incorporates gradually during kneading, creating proper emulsion and preventing the dough from becoming greasy.ingredient65-68°F
- ✓Fill Berliners with jam using a bismarck tip or chopstick inserted 2/3 into the doughnut to create an internal pocket without breaking through the bottom.equipment2/3 depth