We have a different doughnut in Eastern Europe than what people are familiar with in the US. I also think its much more delicious but you’ll have to try it to find out.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups flour
• 1/3 cups sugar
• ¼ cups melted butter
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 TBS dry yeast
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cups rum
• 1 TBS oil
• 1 TBS vanilla essence
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• ½ gallons oil for frying the doughnuts
• Confectioner’s sugar to dust the doughnuts

Preparation:

• Mix the yeast with 2-3 TBS flour and 1/2 cups warm milk and set aside to rise (1)
• Mix the egg yolks, salt, and sugar (2)
• Add (1) and (2) mixtures over 4 cups of flour and start kneading the dough, add the milk gradually. Add the vanilla. Keep kneading the dough until it doesn’t stick to your hands
• Add the melted butter, the oil, and rum and knead the dough until everything is incorporated
• Dust flour over the dough, cover it and let it rise for about 1 hour
• Once it doubled its size, knead the dough for few more minutes and then roll the dough in a ½” thick sheet
• Take a glass, deep the edge in flour and cut rounds
• Heat oil and fry the doughnuts until golden on each side
• Drain on paper towel and dust with confectioner’s sugar

ENJOY!