Uri Scheft

This sufganiyot recipe delivers golden brown pillowy doughnuts filled with strawberry jam. Make them on Hanukkah—or anytime you want to impress your guests.

This recipe actually makes three loaves—but more of this beautiful braided bread is a very good thing.

Though this recipe calls for a raspberry garnish, feel free to swap in caramelized apples or toasted pistachios. When working with phyllo dough, make sure to keep the unused phyllo sheets covered as much as possible, as they tend to dry out quickly.

Once you master the technique for sufganiyot, you can fill the stuffed doughnuts with whatever you like, including this vanilla cream.

Once you master the sufganiyot (click for recipe) technique, you can fill it with whatever you like, including this chocolate cream.