A Berliner is a German filled doughnut — a round of yeasted dough, deep-fried until golden, injected with jam and dusted with powdered sugar or coated in a thin glaze. The dough is enriched with eggs and butter, giving it a tender, slightly springy crumb that holds up to the filling without becoming soggy. Plum […]

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Pączki are Poland’s answer to the doughnut — round, deeply fried, and stuffed with rose hip jam, prunes, or custard before being glazed with sugar icing and finished with a strip of candied orange peel. They are richer than any doughnut has a right to be, the dough made with egg yolks, butter, and sometimes […]

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