Berliner Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup milk
· 3
tablespoons unsalted butter
· 1
package rapid rise dry yeast
· 3
tablespoons sugar
· 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
· 3
1/2 cups (1 pound) cake flour
· 1/2
teaspoon salt
· Fat
for frying, such as canola oil
· 10
ounces raspberry jam
· 2
cups confectioners' sugar
· In
a small saucepan, scald the milk by heating just until bubbles form around the
edge of the pot; the milk should not actually boil. Remove from heat and whisk
in butter to melt, allow to cool 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to the bowl
of a standing mixer fitted with a dough hook. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm
milk and butter. Add the sugar and stir gently to dissolve. Let stand 10
minutes until foam appears, this indicates the yeast is active. Turn mixer on
low and add the egg yolks then gradually add the flour. When the dough starts
to come together, increase the speed to medium and add the salt. Stop the
machine periodically to scrape the dough off the hook. Mix just until the dough
is supple and elastic, about 5 minutes. Once smooth, turn dough out on a
lightly floured surface and knead gently for 2 minutes. Place the dough in a
greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise
until doubled in size, about 1 hour. If you have time, let rise in the
refrigerator for several hours because chilling will make the dough easier to
roll out.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about
1/2-inch thick and cut with a floured biscuit cutter or water glass, about
3-inches in diameter. Transfer to a greased baking sheet, and allow to rise
again for 30 minutes. Heat 3-inches of vegetable oil or shortening to 375
degrees F in an electric fryer or deep saucepan. Slip doughnuts in the hot oil,
top-risen side down, and fry doughnuts until golden, about 4 minutes each side.
To keep the oil temperature constant, fry 3 at a time. Drain on paper towels.
Fit a pastry bag with a small tip and fill with jam. Poke a small hole in the
side of the doughnut and pipe the jam inside. Dust heavily with confectioners'
sugar while still slightly warm.
Unter den linden in berlin
Berlin’s elegant boulevard is found in the old heart of
Berlin, going all the way from the Brandenburg Gate to the Schlossbrücke
bridge. On the boulevard Unter den Linden, there are many important
institutions such as the Humboldt University and the State Opera as well as
attractions such as the Neue Wache memorial and the Zeughaus (Armoury).
History of Unter den Linden
Initially, it was a bridle path, which from 1573 onwards
led from the city palace to Lietzow and then later on to the Charlottenburg
Palace, which was named after Queen Sophie Charlotte, and from there all the
way to Spandau. Starting in 1701, Unter den Linden was beautified with the help
of royal pomp and new architecture.
In the course of time, the Armoury and Friedrichstadt
were added and, under the rule of Frederick the Great, the Kronprinzenpalais,
the Prinzessinnenpalais, the Opera House and the Prince Heinrich Palace, which
is now home to the Humboldt University, were all built. Karl Friedrich
Schinkel's great architectural achievement was to bring together the various
buildings and styles present so as to create an unifying aesthetic concept. On
the basis of this, there arose the Neue Wache, the Schlossbrücke and the
redesigning of the Lustgarten which, taken together, formed an aesthetic
ensemble centred around Unter den Linden. At the end of the 19th century, the
Berliner Dom was rebuilt in the eclectic style of the Wilhelmine era.
After the Second World War, Unter den Linden was a desert
of rubble. That is, with the exception of the City Castle. In 1950, however,
the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED, Walter Ulbricht,
blew up the City Castle because he regarded it as a symbol of Prussian
absolutism. The other surviving buildings were gradually reconstructed. The
actual construction began, however, only in 1958. Typical building from the
1960’s with uniform facades were constructed.
Unter den Linden today
Where the City Castle once stood, the Palace of the
Republic was built, which was then closed after German reunification when it
was discovered that it was contaminated with asbestos. It was subsequently torn
down. Since the fall of the Berlin wall, many buildings have been restored and
rebuilt. Thus, the Lustgarten, which previously served as a parade ground, was
redesigned according to the plans inspired by Lenné’s garden architecture. The
rebuilding of the former City Castle is planned. Currently the State Opera is
under renovation.
Sights on Unter den Linden
• Brandenburg Gate
• Museum Island
• Staatsoper Unter den Linden
• Berliner Dom (Berlin
Cathedral)
• Zeughaus
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