3. Put sugar, butter, and salt into a large bowl. I crumbled it up with my fingers. Pour scalded milk, while still hot, over ingredients in the bowl
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 . When it's lukewarm, add 1 C of flour and beat till smooth. Stir softened yeast, mix well. Measure out 2 ½ -3 C. flour. Add about half the flour to the mixture and beat till smooth.
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Add the beaten eggs, then enough flour to make a soft dough. |
Knead the dough and if it is still too sticky like it is here, add a little more flour at a time. |
Till you get a smooth round ball.
Oil the top, cover and raise. |
Some places it can rise right on the counter. Where I live I usually warm the oven then shut it off. Put in a pan of water and then the covered bowl with the dough and shut the door for a hour. |
When the dough is doubled in bulk punch it down, turn out onto the counter and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Fill a pot with about 3 inches of oil , I use Canola, and heat the oil to 350 degrees.
You can also use a nub of dough to test it. Be careful, and don't turn the temperture on high. Heat the oil on medium, give it plenty of time to heat up.
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 Roll out the dough about 1 / 4 inch and cut out 2 inch diameter circles. if you don't have a round cookie cutter and glass works well for this. |
Get your favorite jelly or jam. |
Use a good amount of jelly a healthy tablespoon full. |
Put one of the circles on top. |
pinch the edges to seal |
Put them on a sheet pan to raise. |
These took another 30 minutes to rise. Now they are ready to fry. |
I tested the oil to make sure it was the right temperature. I carefully lifted the Berliner with a metal spatula and placed it carefully in the oil. |
Fry them on one side and flip over, and cook on the other. |
Lift the donut onto a paper towel when done. |
When you are ready to serve top with powdered sugar . |
