Quick Mini Sufganiot
by Zehorit Heilicher, Tastemaker in Residence - recipe from Krutit, an Israeli blogger
Here is a quick and easy recipe adapted from Krutit.
Quick Mini Sufganiot
Ingredients
Batter
175 grams all purpose flour, (1 Cup +3Tbsp)
5 grams baking powder, (1.5tsp)
20 grams granulated sugar, (2Tbsp)
200 grams plain yogurt, or sour cream (7ounces)
1 jumbo egg
1-tsp vanilla extract
1-Tbsp brandy
Coating
¼ cup granulated sugar
1-teaspoon cinnamon
Frying
6 cups favorite frying oil, (canola, peanut, safflower, sunflower, soy)
Instructions
1. Make the batter: In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and sugar.
Add the wet ingredients: yogurt, egg, vanilla and brandy. Stir to create uniform batter; a few small lumps are ok.
In a separate bowl mix together the coating ingredients and set aside.
2. Fry: In a deep Dutch oven heat your favorite frying oil over medium high heat.
Using a cookie/ice cream scoop, place balls batter in the hot oil and fry on all sides until golden brown.
Place the doughnuts on a plate covered with paper towel.
3. Coat: Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar and serve while still hot.
4. Options:
Add ground cardamom to the coating mix - ½ teaspoon should do
Drizzle some ganache over the finished Sufganiot, instead of, or in addition to the cinnamon sugar.
Serve skewers on a wooden skewer on top of a cup of a hot drink: hot chocolate, coffee, cappuccino or tea.