Polish Poczki - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast
1 pt. milk scalded and cooled to luke warm
1 tsp. salt
7 c. flour
4 egg yolks and 1 whole egg
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. melted butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in luke warm milk.
Add 2 cups flour; let stand in a warm place about 1/2 hour.
Then beat eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt till light.
Add mixture to yeast mixture; add 5 cups flour cover and allow to rise for 1 hour or till double.
Turn on floured dough and pat to 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut with round doughnut cutter.
Cover and let rise again till double and light. Fry in deep fat at 375\u00b0 till done on both sides.
Drain on paper towels.
When cool cut 1/2 way through and fill with jelly and sprinkle with powder sugar.