Polish donuts recipes

NOTE: Since making my video, I increased the cornstarch to 4 teaspoons for a thicker filling. This custard filling can be made well in advance. It's best to have the egg yolks & oil at room temperature and be sure to aerate your flour before measuring. - Jenny Jones

Paczki are delicious Polish donuts filled with fruit or custard. They're traditionally eaten on Fat Tuesday in the United States and Fat Thursday in Poland. However, you don't have to wait for these celebrations (or book a trip to Poland) to enjoy freshly made paczki. With the following recipe, you can make paczki at home complete with your favorite fillings. Enjoy!

Traditional, Authentic Polish Paczki recipe, with jam filling. Traditionally made and eaten on Fat Thursday or Fat Tuesday.

These Polish Paczki are as authentic as it gets! Tender, chewy, and filled with jam, these traditional Fat Tuesday treats are absolutely worth the work!

If you haven’t had the opportunity to celebrate Polish Fat Thursday or, as it is also known, Paczki Day, then you are missing out! Paczki are a type of Polish donut that only comes around once per year and are a must-have treat for those who love sweets. No worries, this Polish Paczki Recipe will allow you to have “Paczki Day” every day if you want to. Polish Paczki is almost the same as donuts. #polishpaczki #polishdonutsrecipe #donutsrecipe #easydesserts #polishrecipes

Pączki, or Polish doughnuts, are eaten on Fat Thursday in Poland and Fat Tuesday in the United States. It's the last splurge before Lent begins. Learn how to make the traditional pastry with this step-by-step recipe.

A brioche-like, jam filled pastry eaten to mark the last week before Lent

This paczki donut recipe walks you through step by step for how to make paczki donuts. Fried dough, covered in sugar and filled. What a treat!

Recipe for authentic jam-filled German donuts.