Hot jam doughnuts
Melbourne market doughnuts filled with hot raspberry jam
Hot jam doughnuts have been sold from a van at Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne since the 1950s, and the queue on a cold Saturday morning is part of the ritual. The small round yeast doughnuts are fried, injected with hot raspberry jam and rolled in sugar, then eaten straight from the paper bag; careful, the jam is scorching. A common mistake is frying at too high a heat, which browns the outside before the inside cooks. Chef's tip: let the shaped dough rise until it springs back slowly when poked, or the doughnuts will be heavy.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
- 16 oz strong white bread flour
- 1 ¾ oz caster sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup lukewarm milk
- 1 egg
- 1 ⅜ oz buttermelted
- 6 ¼ cups vegetable oilfor deep-frying
- 9 oz raspberry jam
- 3 ½ oz caster sugarfor rolling
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 16 oz strong white bread flour, ¼ oz fast-action dried yeast, 1 ¾ oz caster sugar and ½ tsp salt. Add ¾ cup lukewarm milk, 1 egg and 1 ⅜ oz butter and knead for 8–10 minutes to a soft, smooth, slightly tacky dough.
10 minStep 2: Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled.
60 minStep 3: Divide into 12 pieces, roll into smooth balls and set on floured baking paper squares.
10 minStep 4: Cover loosely and leave for 30–40 minutes until puffy and they spring back slowly when pressed.
40 minStep 5: Heat 6 ¼ cups vegetable oil to 350°F. Fry three or four at a time for 2 minutes a side, lowering them in on their paper (peel it off once it lets go), until deep golden. They should sound hollow when tapped. Drain on kitchen paper. Never leave hot oil unattended.
18 minStep 6: Warm the 9 oz raspberry jam until runny but not boiling. Roll each doughnut in 3 ½ oz caster sugar, poke a hole in the side with a chopstick and pipe in about a tablespoon of jam. Warn everyone the jam is hot.
4 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hot jam doughnuts take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of strong white bread flour?
- Plain flour, same amount (the dough will be softer and rise a little less).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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