Berliner (German Jam Doughnuts)
Light, fluffy German doughnuts with the pale ring around the middle, filled with jam and rolled in sugar.
- Time2 hr 45
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £0.33 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
Tick what you need to buy. It goes on your shopping list.
Method
- 1
Mix the flour, yeast, 60 g sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the milk, eggs, butter and lemon zest and mix to a soft dough.
- 2
Knead for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover and leave for 1 hour, until doubled.
60 min - 3
Roll the dough out to 2 cm thick. Cut out 12 rounds with a 7 cm cutter, re-rolling the scraps. Place them on floured baking paper, cover, and leave for 40 minutes until puffy.
40 min - 4
Heat the oil in a deep, heavy pan to 170C. Gently lower in 3 doughnuts, top side down, and fry for 2 minutes with the lid off. Turn and fry for 2 more minutes, until golden with a pale band round the middle.
4 min - 5
Drain on kitchen paper, then roll in the coating sugar while still warm. Repeat with the rest, letting the oil come back to temperature.
- 6
Put the jam in a piping bag fitted with a long thin nozzle. Poke the nozzle into the side of each cooled doughnut, through the pale band, and squeeze in a spoonful of jam.
Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.
