Dessert for 4
Polish Doughnuts
$7.99for 490 minServes 4
Yeast doughnuts rise briefly, fry until golden, fill with jam, and receive a lemon icing with almonds.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Milk$0.04/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $0.18Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 7 | $2.10Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 7 oz | $1.54Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.21Typical price |
 | Jelly or jam$0.16/oz typical | 5.75 oz | $0.93Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2 oz | $1.48Typical price |
 | Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.99 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarFlour
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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Typical price
$2.00 per serving$7.99 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 10 g yeast
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp flour
- 125 ml milk
- 7 egg yolks
- 15 g sugar
- 10 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 500 g flour
- 200 ml double cream
- 15 g butter
- 125 ml jam
- 10 g ground almonds
- 75 g icing sugar
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 dash almond essence
- 50 g almonds
Steps
- Warm the milk, cream, butter, yeast, one teaspoon caster sugar, and one tablespoon flour until lukewarm, then rest for 10 minutes.
- Beat in the egg yolks, remaining sugars, vanilla, and flour until a soft dough forms, then knead for 5 minutes.
- Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes, until puffy.
- Roll the dough to one-half-inch thickness, cut rounds, and rest them for 5 minutes.
- Heat cooking oil in a deep pot to 350 F and fry the doughnuts in batches for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through.
- Cool the doughnuts, fill them with jam, and mix the icing sugar, lemon juice, almond essence, and ground almonds before drizzling it over the doughnuts and adding the almonds.
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