We love a good shortcut, especially during the hectic holiday season. This sweet and soft pull-apart jelly
donut ring is a no-brainer for anyone short on time, stand mixer real estate, or baking prowess. Instead of breaking a sweat over traditional yeasted dough, we turned to the ever-versatile crescent roll dough to create this jelly-stuffed, shareable confection. Just a few minutes to form them into whatever shape your heart desires, and you’re on your way to a fun, festive, and (most importantly) easy holiday entertaining treat.
Although baked instead of fried, these are reminiscent of sufganiyot, a fried jelly-filled donut eaten during the celebration of Hanukkah. This pull-apart ring could be swapped in for the traditional donut as long as you have a few other fried items—like latkes or fried goat cheese bites—to fill out the spread and serve as a reminder of the Menorah oil that lasted for 8 days. Searching for more Hanukkah treats? Look no further than these 45+ Hanukkah recipes.
Did you try making this? Let us know how it went in the comments!
We love a good shortcut, especially during the hectic holiday season. This sweet and soft pull-apart jelly
donut ring is a no-brainer for anyone short on time, stand mixer real estate, or baking prowess. Instead of breaking a sweat over traditional yeasted dough, we turned to the ever-versatile crescent roll dough to create this jelly-stuffed, shareable confection. Just a few minutes to form them into whatever shape your heart desires, and you’re on your way to a fun, festive, and (most importantly) easy holiday entertaining treat.
Although baked instead of fried, these are reminiscent of sufganiyot, a fried jelly-filled donut eaten during the celebration of Hanukkah. This pull-apart ring could be swapped in for the traditional donut as long as you have a few other fried items—like latkes or fried goat cheese bites—to fill out the spread and serve as a reminder of the Menorah oil that lasted for 8 days. Searching for more Hanukkah treats? Look no further than these 45+ Hanukkah recipes.
Did you try making this? Let us know how it went in the comments!
Directions
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- Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°. On a clean work surface, unroll a sheet of crescent roll dough. Take a dough triangle and tightly roll into a ball with the palms of your hands. Repeat with remaining dough for a total of 24.
- Step 2Arrange dough balls into 2 concentric circles on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Arrange about a finger’s worth of space between each ball in the outer circle.
- Step 3In a small bowl, beat egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush egg wash on top of each dough ball.
- Step 4Bake donuts until tops of inner circle of dough are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Brush tops with butter, then let cool slightly.
- Step 5Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk jam to break down any chunks. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a small circular tip or a zip-top bag with a small corner cut off.
- Step 6Using a chopstick, wooden skewer, or lollipop stick, poke a hole into top of each donut and wiggle it around to hollow out inside of donut.
- Step 7Using a small sieve, sprinkle confectioners’ sugar over donuts. Pipe jam into opening of each donut, leaving a dollop bulging out. Serve warm.
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Related Video: Sufganiyot
