New year doughnuts

(Dutch oliebollen/oil balls)

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Ingredients:

100-125 gr currants

100-125 gr raisins

4 dl milk

2 teaspoons dry yeast

(1 teaspoon sugar)

500 gr flour

2-3 teaspoons salt

1 egg

optional:

50 gr candied lemon

1 reinette apple

extra:

oil to fry

Preparation:

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Soak the raisins and currants an hour (better a night) in water (with a little rum).

Mix the lukewarm milk with the yeast (and sugar). Let rest for 10 minutes.

Sift the salt with flour in a large bowl. Make a hole in the middle and add the egg and yeast mixture. Beat with a mixer a few minutes very well: the batter must fall in pieces off the whisks. Stir the drained raisins and currants (and optional chopped apple and/or candied lemon) into the batter. Let (covered) rise 1 hour at a warm spot .

Prepare:

Heat the oil. Slide, using an icecream spoon or 2 greased spoons, the batter in the oil. Turn the old years fritters after 3 minutes and fry another 2-3 minutes. Make about 5-8 oil balls at the same time, they must have room to turn themselves.

Drain on kitchen paper and serve with icing sugar .