Krafne or Pokladnice are Croatian homemade doughnuts, traditionally served during Carnival time between Three Kings’ Day (January 6th) and Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent which occurs 46 days before Easter).
Krafne or Pokladnice (Homemade Doughnut Recipe)
Servings: 20 doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1/2 l warm milk (about 1 pint)
- 4 tsp sugar
- 80 g yeast (3 oz)
- 1 kg flour (2 lb)
- 2 tsp salt
- 100 g margarine, melted (3.5 oz)
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp rum
- grated zest of 1 orange
- grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup apricot jam or jelly
Instructions
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Dissolve the sugar in warm milk, blend in the yeast and leave for 15 minutes. Mix together flour, yeast and remaining ingredients to make a dough. The dough needs to be very soft, similar to pizza dough.
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Knead lightly on a floured board; shape into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
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Punch dough down. On lightly floured board roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut dough into 3-inch rounds. On half of the rounds place about 1 teaspoon of jam or jelly. Brush edge with a little egg white then top with remaining rounds of dough. Press to seal edges. Cover with cloth and let rise for 30 minutes or until double in bulk.
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Preheat the oil in a deep fryer or skillet. Gently place the doughnuts into the oil, top side down, 3 to 4 at a time. Fry, turning several times, until golden all over. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Hello firstly I want to say thank you for this recipe.. I m from Turkey and I live İn Turkey.. dOUGNUTS are very poppular in Turkey but turkısh recipes doesnt same like yours.. And doughnuts are so expensevi here..
thanx again
bye..
Hello Gülay! I am sure you will like this recipe. These doughnuts are delicious. Btw, I LOVE Turkish cuisine! It’s so delicious.
does the Krafne or Poklanice have to have rum in it because I want to bring them to school for a presention
@ Emily
No, Krafne (doughnuts) don’t have to have rum in it. But without rum they will absorb more oil, since alcohol is used to prevent the doughnut from absorbing the oil.
i like this stuff very much.