Jelly filled Carnival Donuts

Recipe Description

There are many names for Carnival in Germany but Carnival Donuts are eaten everywhere. In Bavaria they are known as Krapfen, in Hessen they call them Kreppel, many think they are “Berliner” but the Berliner call them Pfannkuchen (pancakes). I know it’s very confusing.

The filling differs like the name from region to region. In Franconia, they are traditionally filled with rose hip jam and in Berlin with plum jam but you can also buy them with vanilla cream or chocolate filling. A common German practical joke is to fill one secretly with mustard and serve it together with jam filled ones without telling anyone.