Oliebollen (Dutch Doughnuts)

Name: Oliebollen (Dutch Doughnuts)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 (0.6 ounce) cake compressed fresh yeast 1 (0.6 ounce) cake compressed fresh yeast; 1 cup lukewarm milk 1 cup lukewarm milk; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons salt; 1 large egg 1 large egg; ¾ cup dried currants ¾ cup dried currants; ¾ cup raisins ¾ cup raisins; 1 medium Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and finely chopped 1 medium granny smith apple - peeled, cored and finely chopped; 1 quart vegetable oil for deep-frying 1 quart vegetable oil for deep-frying; 1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting 1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Prep: 20 minsCook: 10 mins

Prep

20 mins

Cook

10 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 (0.6 ounce) cake compressed fresh yeast
11 cup lukewarm milk
22 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
22 teaspoons salt
11 large egg
¾ cup dried currants¾ cup dried currants
¾ cup raisins¾ cup raisins
11 medium granny smith apple - peeled, cored and finely chopped
11 quart vegetable oil for deep-frying
11 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Instructions

1
Break up compressed yeast and stir into warm milk. Let stand for a few minutes to dissolve.
2
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Stir in yeast mixture and egg until smooth. Stir in currants, raisins, and apple. Cover the bowl and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
3
Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4
Use two metal spoons to shape scoops of dough into 12 balls. Drop them carefully into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Remove doughnuts with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
5
Dust doughnuts with confectioners' sugar. Transfer to a serving platter and dust with more confectioners' sugar.