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Discover the traditional recipe for krapfen, these sweet Belgian doughnuts filled with jam or cream.

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Recipe from Ramac, Llorenzi, Frac~itwikibooks (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Krapfen are traditional doughnuts from the Hainaut region of Belgium. They are typically served with jam or cream.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan, oven
  • Estimated cost$5.53 $0.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.40
  • $0.16
  • $0.55
  • $0.03
  • $0.65
  • $0.05
  • $0.03
  • $0.28
  • $0.96
  • $2.42

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Create a small mound of flour on a kitchen table. ≈ 10 min
  2. In a bowl, combine the warm milk, crumbled yeast, and sugar. Pour this mixture into the center of the flour, then let it rest for 20 minutes in a warm place.
  3. Melt the butter and add it to the dough, along with the eggs, vanilla sugar, salt, lemon zest, and rum. Mix well.
  4. Cover the dough with a dishcloth and let it rise until it has doubled in size. ≈ 3 min
  5. Divide the dough into 10 portions and shape them into balls. ≈ 10 min
  6. Sprinkle a surface with flour and place the krapfen on it. Let them rise until they have doubled in size. ≈ 2 min
  7. Heat the oil in a pan and add the krapfen, turning them to ensure they are completely coated. Cover the pan and cook for a short time. Turn the krapfen over and cook them without the lid.
  8. Dry the krapfen on paper towels, then fill them with jam or cream and dust with powdered sugar. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Donuts

  • 300 g of flour$0.40
  • 160 ml of milk$0.16
  • 60 g of butter$0.55
  • 30 grams of sugar$0.03
  • 2 egg yolks$0.65
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.05
  • 1 tablespoon of finely grated lemon zest$0.03
  • 1 tablespoon of rum$0.28
  • powdered sugar, for dusting$0.96
  • jam or cream for filling$2.42

Total$5.53

that's $0.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of flour
  • 160 ml of milk
  • 60 g of butter
  • 20 grams of yeast
  • 30 grams of sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon of rum
  • powdered sugar, for dusting
  • jam or cream for filling

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