Jewish Doughnuts = Sufganiyot = Ponchkes = Paczki

Jewish jelly doughnuts or sufganiyot for Hanukkah are more popular in Israel than in Eastern Europe or the United States, but the fact remains they are identical to Polish pączki.

In fact, in Yiddish, they are known as ponchkes and dusted with confectioners' sugar. Polish pastries either receive a granulated sugar topping, flat icing or confectioners' sugar, but they are virtually one and the same. Here is a recipe for Polish pączki and here's another one for baked pączki, which is not in keeping with the Hanukkah Miracle of the Oil, but carries less of a calorie load.

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