We bring you the ultimate family favourite: a jam doughnut. Of course, if you are not a jam doughnut lover, you can fill them with chocolate spread instead! Our method walks you through making the dough and filling with shop bought jam.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbiyG-xsI8

This video shows you how to make jam doughnuts in a few simple steps.

How to make jam doughnuts

Allinson's

How do you make bread from scratch? Well you won’t get too far without a quality Strong White Bread Flour. We love Allinson’s; a versatile bread flour that can conjure up anything from a white loaf, pizza or even a batch of squidgy doughnuts.
Why bread flour? Bread flour has a higher gluten level than plain or self-raising flours (this is important when bread baking as it makes your dough stretchy) With a high protein content too you are on your way to the perfect loaf.
Very strong bread flour has even higher gluten levels producing a higher risen loaf.

Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour

Salt

Billington's

Psst. We have the secret to make your already awesome bakes phenomenal. Introducing the finest quality caster sugar for baking – Billington’s Golden Caster Sugar.
What is golden caster sugar? The perfect natural alternative to refined sugar. You can use it in the exact same way and quantity as caster sugar, however, this ingredient adds a magical touch to your bake; a warm golden colour and subtle buttery flavour, ideal for light and fluffy sponge cakes, satisfying shortbreads and dainty macaroons.

Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar

Butter (unsalted) (melted)

Yeast. The secret ingredient to help your dough rise to the occasion. Allinson’s Easy Bake Yeast is available in handy portion-size sachets and an economical tin. This versatile yeast is suitable for hand baking and popping in your bread maker, giving your dough a one-time quick rise and eliminating the ‘knock back’ stage, meaning a time saving solution to bread baking. No activation necessary, simply add to your ingredients and away you go (your yeast will activate when it mixes with the wet ingredients)
For an even faster yeast, try Allinson’s Time Saver Yeast, the same principles as Easy Bake Yeast with a speedier proving process.&nbsp;

Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast

Warm water

Egg(s) (free range)

Vegetable oil

For frying

Billington's unrefined golden caster sugar (to coat)

For the filling

A homemade Jam Doughnut recipe. Make these jam filled family favourites at home in under an hour We walk you through making your own dough and how to fill with jam. Recipe includes a video walk through too.

Jam Doughnuts Recipe | How to Make Jam Doughnuts

Place all the dough into a large bowl, mix and then knead for 10 minutes (or knead for 5 minutes in a machine with a dough hook attached).

Cut the dough into 8 and shape into balls. Leave to prove until double in size on a greased tray.

Heat the oil in a pan to a medium heat (140°C) and deep fry the donuts until golden brown, drain and toss in sugar.

When cool, place the jam in a piping bag. Make a small hole in the side of each doughnut, fill with jam then coat in caster sugar and serve.

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But if you're feeling super adventurous and have the time, we have a <a href="/recipes/strawberry-jam">Strawberry Jam recipe</a> which is ready in under half an hour. Our jam doughnuts are made in the traditional way by deep frying.

Absolutely brilliant recipe!
I did as a previous reviewer said and put each doughnut on a square of grease proof paper. As soon as they start cooking, the paper floats away leaving perfectly round doughnuts.

Have to totally disagree with the last two comments, you’s can’t know your way around a kitchen if you can’t make these, have never baked bread or made doughnuts in my life & am now a complete wizz, it Is through using the recipes on this website & you don’t necessarily have to use Allinson make of flour, have used shop brand bread flour as well but each time these doughnuts come out luuuuvvveeelly!! Are a real hit with everyone to the point where I’m making batches of doughnuts for the kids & hubby to take into work!!  Talk about how to get the jam in the doughnut, have had a lot of fun only downside is everyone’s put on a few pounds in weight ☺️

I don’t leave many reviews but I and my family love these donuts. When I make them I always prove twice once in a bowl for about an hour and the second roll into about 8 balls putting each one onto a square of grease proof paper to prove again, when ready to fry just pick up the paper without touching the dough and pop it carefully into the fryer (remember it’s hot!) and take the paper out with tongs and there you have it perfectly round donuts.

I agree with the last review.  This dough is so wet u can't do anything with it! I'm quite a good baker and have used other recipe's for donuts in the past that have been fine.  I wouldn't use this one again

I’m not really the kind of person to leave a bad review. It’s either a good review or none at all however I feel this needs to be said.

I tried the recipe twice, once in a stand mixer and once by hand. Admittedly my mixer wasn’t the best however it shouldn’t have blown the motor out. After a melt down, clean up etc I was ready to try again. So I did, by hand and like the lady a few reviews above I ended up with a sticky mess all over the worn tops even using some flour to dust the work tops as she was informed by an admin. Cleaning took a good while and a few lost tea towels.

So I called my friend, walked round there with the ingredients and we called in the big guns, her precision scales and a Kitchenaid mixer. Nope, still no donuts and 2 unhappy people and another clean up.

So I tried another recipe instead, chocolate cupcakes! Can’t go wrong right? Wrong. So I surfed few a recipes on this blog. They all require the same brand ingredient depending on the ingredient.

I know my way around a kitchen, I’d consider myself an intermediate baker. My friend with the kitchen aid a professional. This blog is nothing but brand promotion and the recipes are less than desirable.

Jam doughnuts

About our jam doughnuts recipe

Method

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How to make jam doughnuts

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Step 4

Ingredients

For frying

For the filling

Utensils

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