{{short description|Type of doughnut}} {{redirect|Jelly donut|the artwork|Merryll Saylan}} {{Infobox food | name = Jelly doughnut | alternate_name = Jam doughnut | image = Jelly-Donut.jpg | image_size = | caption = | country = Germany | region = | creator = | course = Dessert | type = Doughnut | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = Berliner, ''sufganiyot'', ''bomboloni'', ''krafne'', ''pączki'' | calories = }}
A '''jelly doughnut''', or '''jam doughnut''', is a doughnut with a fruit preserve filling.
Varieties include the German ''Berliner'', the Polish ''pączki'', the Jewish ''sufganiyot'', the Southern European ''krafne'' and the Italian ''bombolone''.
==History== The first record of a jelly doughnut appeared in a German cookbook published in 1485. It is uncertain whether or not that was the precise date of the jelly doughnut's invention. Known then as {{lang|de|Gefüllte Krapfen}}, it spread throughout Europe over the next century, sometimes with other fillings considering sugar and jelly was sparsely found at the time, but Caribbean sugar plantations made both more widely available.<ref name="Marks2010">{{cite book |first1=Gil |last1=Marks |year=2010 |title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |location=Boston |ISBN=978-0470391303}}</ref>
==By region==
===Australia=== Hot jam doughnuts are popular all over Victoria. They can be found at fairs and markets, and they are commonly sold out of food trucks. They are similar to traditional German and American jelly doughnuts, but with more yeast in the dough and always served very hot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kerr |first1=Jack |title=The Secret History of the Hot-Jam Doughnut |url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/secret-history-hot-jam-doughnut |access-date=10 July 2020 |agency=Broadsheet |date=16 September 2015}}</ref> They are served so warm that it is common for consumers to burn their tongue on the jam.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cowie |first1=Tom |title=Some like it hot: Melbourne's long love affair with the jam doughnut |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/some-like-it-hot-melbourne-s-long-love-affair-with-the-jam-doughnut-20180210-p4yzw1.html |access-date=10 July 2020 |agency=The Age |date=February 10, 2018}}</ref>
===United States=== thumb|A sugar-coated raspberry jelly doughnut, from Virginia in the United States, broken open A 1942 headline in the ''Hartford Courant Of Connecticut'' reported that "Jelly Doughnut Diets Harmful to War Effort."<ref>"Jelly Doughnut Diets Harmful to War Effort", May 26, 1942, page 10, ''The Hartford Courant'' (Hartford, Connecticut)</ref> A 1976 ''Los Angeles Times'' story explains how to make jelly doughnuts from scratch for a "tasty after-school" snack for kids.<ref>"Jelly Doughnuts From Scratch", ''Los Angeles Times'' December 9, 1976 page J25 Section: PART VI</ref>
In a 1997 taste test, Ruth Reichl graded jelly doughnuts from a local doughnut shop higher than ones from national chain doughnut shops.<ref>Ruth Reichl [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/25/nyregion/ah-those-nuances-of-sugar-and-grease.html Ah, Those Nuances of Sugar and Grease] April 25, 1997 ''New York Times''</ref>
In the ''Pokémon'' video game, manga, and anime franchise, jelly doughnuts are a recurring joke, due to an early 4Kids dub of the anime referring to onigiri as jelly doughnuts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trouvé |first1=Pierre |title='Pokémon' series ends after 25 years and 1,200 episodes |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2023/01/13/pokemon-series-ends-after-25-years-and-1-200-episodes_6011499_30.html |website=Le Monde |access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref>
===Jewish cuisine=== Jelly or custard filled doughnuts known as ''sufganiyot'' are a popular treat, especially during Hanukah. They are cooked in oil which is in keeping with the primary miracle of the holiday of Hanukah, which is that one day's worth of oil kept the Menorah in the Temple burning for eight days.<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1160470873EBA810&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM One great jelly doughnut] December 13, 2006 page 5F Food section San Jose Mercury News (California)</ref><ref>Bill Daley [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102121057/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153632055.html Move over, latkes]: Sufganiyot make a sweet presence on the Hanukkah table (Recipe) November 1, 2006 Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Food}} *List of doughnut varieties * List of stuffed dishes
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Jelly doughnuts}} {{Doughnuts}} {{Jewish cuisine}}
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