{
  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/doughnut-with-eshel/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/doughnut-with-eshel/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "doughnut-with-eshel",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/doughnut-with-eshel/",
  "title": "Quick Eshel Doughnut Balls",
  "summary": "Quick doughnut balls from an eshel and self-rising flour batter, no yeast and no rising, fried small and served with powdered sugar or honey.",
  "categories": [
    "desserts"
  ],
  "holidays": [
    "hanukkah"
  ],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 10,
    "cook": 20,
    "total": 30
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 2.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "self-rising flour",
          "text": "2½ cups self-rising flour"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "containers eshel (Israeli cultured milk) or sour cream",
          "note": "leben, kefir or buttermilk also work",
          "text": "2 containers eshel (Israeli cultured milk) or sour cream"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "large eggs",
          "text": "2 large eggs"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.25,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "milk",
          "text": "¼ cup milk"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.25,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "sugar",
          "text": "¼ cup sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "cognac",
          "text": "2 tsp cognac"
        },
        {
          "item": "oil for deep frying",
          "text": "oil for deep frying"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "For serving",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "powdered sugar",
          "text": "powdered sugar"
        },
        {
          "item": "honey",
          "text": "honey"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "In a bowl, combine the flour, eshel, eggs, milk, sugar and cognac. Mix by hand into a smooth batter.",
        "Pour the oil into a pot and heat to 320°F (160°C).",
        "Wet your hands with oil or water and shape the dough into balls the size of cherry tomatoes.",
        "Fry for about 2 minutes on each side, until golden.",
        "Lift out of the oil onto paper towels.",
        "Serve dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with honey."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-16"
}