The last two weeks have been spent holidaying around WA with family visiting from Queensland. We decided to spend the last lazy day of 2009 at Floreat Beach. Next time you're thataway, swing past the Kiosk for some fresh, crispy fish n chips, their smoked chicken and roast pumpkin salads.
Afterwards, what to do! We decided to spend the afternoon making oliebollen, during which we rang my (Dutch) mother-in-law, who was delighted and promptly asked us for the recipe!
We told her to google it, but here's our recipe, modified as we went.
15 minutes prep time, 60 minutes rising time, 15 minutes cooking time
INGREDIENTS
3 Tbsp sugar
2 tspn yeast
1 1/2 cups warm milk (375ml)
3-3 1/2 cups flour + pinch of salt
2 eggs, beaten
approx 100 grams dried fruit of choice
(I used sultanas n apples)
Icing sugar
Oil to fry (I used 2L canola in a large pot)
METHOD
Warm oven while preparing ingredients.
In small bowl, dissolve sugar, yeast and milk. Let sit for 3 minutes. Switch oven off, place bowl in oven for 5 minutes to rise.
Place flour and salt in large bowl, form a well, add yeast mixture.
Work dough gently, gradually mixing in flour and eggs.
Dough should be easily moulded with spoons; add flour if yeast mixture was very liquid.
Cover bowl with damp towel and leave to rise in warm place (1 hr or till doubled in volume).
Heat oil in deep pot.
Punch down dough and mix dried fruit through.
Make balls about 2 T large and fry till brown (abt 10 mins on largest gas burner turned to medium heat).
Drain on paper towels and dust / roll in icing sugar to serve.
We put them in brown paper bags and made the family eat them outside! Oh what sticky happiness, I love being able to draw from a mixed heritage for holiday traditions!
That's my 'oliebloggin' for the morning :)
Do try, apparently it's traditional to make them till the 6th, not just for new year!
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