These Dutch doughnuts are fried in oil, dusted with icing sugar and served on New Year's eve
Recipe Category: Dessert
All Rights Reserved: Adapted from Holland.com
Ingredients
20gcranberries
60mlswhisky
120mlsmilk
8gactive dry yeast
125gflour
17gfructose
Zest of 1 lemon zest
1egglightly beaten
Pinchof salt
1.25mlsground nutmeg
17gsoftened butter
500mlscanola oil for frying
Icing sugar for dusting
Method
Place the cranberries into a bowl, add the whisky and cover
Leave to soak overnight
Place the milk into a microwavable jug and warm
Add the yeast to the milk, mix in and set aside
Place the flour, fructose and lemon zest into a mixing bowl and stir to combine
Add the milk and mix in using a spatula
Pour in the egg, add the salt, nutmeg and butter and mix to combine
Drain the cranberries and stir into the mixture
Cover with clingfilm and leave to prove until doubled in volume
Stir the mixture, cover and leave to prove until doubled in volume
Place the oil into a heavy bottomed sauce pan and heat to 190° Celsius
Stir the batter and using an ice cream scoop, drop two dollops of batter at a time into the oil
Cook for 90 seconds a side
Remove from the oil and place onto paper towels to drain
Once they are all done, transfer to a plate and dust with icing sugar
Serve immediately
Notes
You can use sugar if you would prefer not to use fructose. If you do not have the time to soak the cranberries overnight, try for at least a couple of hours