Paczki are also typically not glazed, but instead rolled in granulated sugar or sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Paczki is filled with a variety of different fillings, from fruit options like apple, blueberry, and lemon to creamy custard and even prune a traditional Polish favorite.
Key Ingredients
Instant or Rapid Rise yeast – I prefer to use instant yeast in most of my bread baking try it in our favorite Amish White Bread. Butter is the last key to a great flavored donut!
– Have I mentioned these donuts are rich? Transfer the dough to a very lightly floured surface and knead for about 1 minute, or until it smooths out. Use any kind of fruit preserve cherry, blueberry, apple, peach, etc, lemon curd, Nutella, or custard.
Try making your own filling by using the fruit compote in this Strawberry Rhubarb Fool or the apple pie filling in our Caramelized Apple Pie chop the apples small so you can pipe it!.
The paczki you see pictured here used strawberry preserves and this homemade pastry cream recipe. We’ve even done both!
The joy of making homemade donuts is getting to make them exactly how you like! Wrap individual donuts tightly with saran wrap to keep them from drying out.
More Donut Recipes to Try
Air Fryer Donuts– This short cut donut recipe is done in less than 30 minutes and can be topped with any of your favorite icings.
Chinese Donuts– These sugar dusted donut holes were popularized at Asian buffets, but can be made easily at home with refrigerated biscuit dough.
Fried Honey Citrus Cakes– Glazed with honey and citrus, these bite sized cakes are a unique treat!
Apple Cider Donut Cake– Inspired by our favorite apple cider donuts, this cinnamon sugar dusted bundt cake is a favorite, especially in the fall!,
