Christmas Pampukhy aka Ukrainian Christmas Doughnuts Recipe is here🎄 Merry Christmas and happy cooking! Makes 16 buns Dough 1 cup lukewarm milk ½ cup sugar 2 tsp instant yeast 3½ cups all-purpose flour, more if needed 1 egg 1 Tbsp butter, very soft 1 tsp vanilla paste or vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt To Fry and Fill Neutral oil, for frying 1½ cups apricot jam Powdered sugar (optional) Stir milk, sugar, yeast, and 1 cup flour until smooth; let foam 5–10 minutes. Add egg, butter, vanilla, salt and remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour, then rise again 30 minutes. Roll dough ½-inch thick, cut 3-inch rounds, place on parchment, and let puff 30 minutes. Fry in 350°F oil, flipping once, until golden, 2–3 minutes per side; remove parchment as frying. Drain. Fill warm buns with apricot jam and dust with powdered sugar, if using. Best eaten fresh.
