Receta Challah Cranberry Doughnuts for Thanksgivukkah
History is happening this year. The first day of Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving in the United States - something that won't happen again for 70,000 years!
Stef, author of Cupcake Project, invited several bloggers to join her in creating menu options to blend the two holidays. The result - 18 recipes that combine the unique food traditions of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
My first thought for a combined food was a sweet potato latke, but that idea was quickly taken. With a little research, my offering became challah balls fried into chewy doughnut holes and filled with a cranberry jam. Be sure to check out all of the creative ideas below for Thanksgivukkah!
Challah Cranberry Doughnut Holes, for Thanksgiving, for Hannaukah, for ThanksgivukkahI made one third of the challah recipe on allrecipes
Ingredients
- 7/8 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 4 teaspoon oil, plus more for frying
- 1 egg
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 2 2/3 cups flour
- cranberry jelly or jam
Directions
Add water to a bowl and sprinkle with the yeast
Add the honey, oil, egg, and salt
Add the flour 1/2 cup at a time, when it gets too stiff, knead in the rest of the flour
Knead until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky, adding more flour as needed
Cover the dough with a damp cloth until doubled in size about 90 minutes
Punch down the dough and knead for a few minutes, adding flour if necessary
Roll dough to 1/2 inch, and cut with a one inch round cutter, you can use a shot or cordial glass
Cover with a damp towel, and let rise for one hour
Fill a pan with an inch of oil, heat over medium high
Add the doughnut holes, and cook for about 2 minutes, flipping half way through
While the doughnuts are still hot, roll in sugar (mine had cooled too much and I had trouble getting the sugar to stick)
I was using cranberry jam, so I blended it with my immersion blender before filling the pastry bag - just to be sure it would move through the tip
I used long tip from my Wilton cupcake kit to fill the doughnut holes with jelly. It reminded me why I complained about the jelly filled Muchkins when I worked at Dunkin' Donuts way back when ;-)
Challah doughnut holes ready to fill with pureed cranberry jam - Wilton tip #230
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