Oliebollen
From as soon as humans figured out you could cook something in scalding hot fat, people have fried food. And for as long as people have been frying dough, so long has it been connected to a celebration.
MAKES 12 OLIEBOLLEN
INGREDIENTS
200g high-grade flour
1 Tbsp caster sugar
5g salt
7g instant dry yeast
200ml full-fat milk, at room temperature
80ml water
1 Tbsp melted butter or oil
2 litres oil or lard, for frying
Icing sugar, for dusting
1 Use a deep-fryer or a deep heavy-based saucepan.
2 Combine the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl, or the bowl of an electric mixer. Pour in the milk, the water and the melted butter or oil, and whisk until your batter is smooth. It should be wet and scoopable, but it shouldn’t pour from a spoon like pancake dough. Cover the bowl and set the batter aside to rest for 45 minutes.
Heat the oil to 180°C in a deep-fryer or deep heavy-based saucepan.
