and today, we are making baked, jam-filled donuts.

These are so soft, airy, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious

and this recipe is so easy.

In a large mixing bowl, combine one cup of flour,

a quarter cup of sugar,

two-and-a-quarter teaspoons or one packet of instant yeast,

and one-fourth teaspoon of salt.

Whisk those together, then add two-thirds cup of warm milk,

three tablespoons of melted butter, two egg yolks,

and half a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Whisk that really well until smooth,

then cover with plastic wrap and let it rest

at room temperature for 10 minutes,

or until some bubbles form on the surface.

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Add the remaining one-and-a-half cups of flour,

adding just enough until the dough holds together

and no longer sticks to the side of the bowl.

If the dough is really sticking to your hands,

dust with a little bit more flour,

then knead in the bowl for about five minutes.

And it is important to measure the flour correctly,

so check out my post on how to measure ingredients.

The dough should be smooth, soft, and won't stick

to clean, dry hands.

When you're done kneading the dough,

cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise

in a hundred degree warm oven for 45 minutes,

or at room temperature for an hour and a half,

or until doubled in size.

Dust your work surface with flour.

Turn the dough out onto your floured surface,

dust the top with flour,

then roll it to just under half an inch thick.

Use a two-and-a-half inch round cookie cutter

to cut out about 12 circles.

Keep them as close together as possible

to maximize the dough.

Transfer the donuts onto a parchment-lined baking sheet,

keeping them evenly spaced.

You're so cute.

You're doing a good job with, Diana, here, this one.

Just don't squish them, alright?

Be gentle, gentle.

My little one loves to help make donuts

and she particularly loves to play with the leftover dough.

The rest of these are yours.

Here you go.

For you.

- Thanks!

- You're welcome.

But you can re-roll and repurpose those scraps

to make a couple more donuts.

Cover the donuts with a tea towel,

then let them rise in a warm, hundred degree oven

for 20 minutes, or at room temperature for 45 minutes.

They are ready to bake when they look puffed.

Bake those on the center rack of a preheated oven

at 375 degrees Fahrenheit,

or until they're just lightly golden on the outside.

As soon as they come out of the oven,

while they're still hot, brush the donut with melted butter.

Immediately roll the buttered donut

in a bowl of sugar to coat all sides.

Repeat with the remaining donuts,

working with one at a time until you're all done.

These donuts are really good as-is,

but if you wanna fill them with jam,

use a small paring knife to cut a deep slit into each donut.

I fill a pastry bag fitted with a round tip

with strawberry jam and just make sure to use a jam

that doesn't have too large of pieces,

so it doesn't get stuck in the tip.

Slowly fill each donut until you feel the jam pushing back.

Alright. (laughs)

I'm so excited because I get to do this taste test.

Oh, and I love that little bit of jam

just comin' out of each one.

It just gets me all kinds of excited. (laughs)

Time to do this taste test.

'kay.

And I'm trying to find the biggest one.

They're all about the same size,

so you can't lose. (laughs)

Okay, here we go.

Mmm, sugary, fluffy perfection.

Mmm.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

These are just melt-in-your-mouth soft.

I mean, the texture is just like a fried donut inside,

but they're baked and there was only

one tablespoon of butter for the whole thing!

Mmm, and that little pop of jam inside.

And you can totally experiment and do different flavors

to change up your donuts.

Mmm. (laughs)

Did I already say that?

Mmm, mmm!

Ah!

It's really good.

Easy, excellent, homemade baked donuts.

These come together quickly.

I mean, I think it took like, two hours total?

And very little effort to make these.

Most of it's rising time and I know somebody

who wants to do this taste test with me.

Come on.

(child giggles) Come on, come on.

We've both been waiting.

Alright, pick one.

This one was mine.

Which one's yours?

Pick one, pick one.

Mmm, ooh, that's the one with the most sugar.

Mm-hmm, that's a good one, take that one.

Alright, now take a big bite.

Big bite.

How was it?

- Better.

- Better? (laughs)

You love it?

Is it really good?

What does it taste like?

- Cotton candy.

- Cotton candy?

You heard it from her. (laughs)

It really is just melt-in-your-mouth delicious,

like cotton candy.

I hope you guys love this recipe.

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and we'll see ya next time!

Say bye!

(Natasha laughs)

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Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm. (laughs)