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Introduction

Seeing that Nigella tasted these in her blog post this Christmas(2010), I thought it would be nice to place the recipe here so anyone who wants can taste this Dutch treat we traditionally eat on new years-eve.

Seeing that Nigella tasted these in her blog post this Christmas(2010), I thought it would be nice to place the recipe here so anyone who wants can taste this Dutch treat we traditionally eat on new years-eve.

Ingredients

Serves: 20

MetricCups

  • 500 grams plain flour
  • 1 packet dried yeast (7g)
  • 1 bottle beer (Dutch, such as Heineken)
  • 375 millilitres milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar (8g)
  • 1 bottle sunflower oil
  • icing sugar
  • fresh coriander
  • 17⅔ ounces all-purpose flour
  • 1 packet dried yeast (7g)
  • 1 bottle lager (Dutch, such as Heineken)
  • 13 fluid ounces milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar (8g)
  • 1 bottle vegetable oil
  • confectioners' sugar
  • cilantro

Method

Oliebollen is a community recipe submitted by nerderella and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Combine the flour and yeast in a large bowl and put aside. Warm the milk in a saucepan to medium heat. Add the milk, salt and vanilla sugar to the flour mixture and mix well with a hand mixer.Then add the beer, and mix well again, till you have a lump free thick mixture. Put some cling foil over the bowl and leave to rest in a warm place for an hour.
  • After an hour, pour the oil in a sturdy pan, don't fill it all the way but just enough for the oliebollen to float and warm the oil to about 175 C. Place some paper towels in the colander and set aside. Take the cling foil of your bowl and place it beside your pan with oil, make sure you don't mix the mixture again! Take a metal spoon ( preferably a ice cream scooper ) and dip it in the hot oil, then scoop out a spoonful of the mixture from your bowl and let it gently glide in to the hot oil. You should be able to fit 4 to 5 scoops in 1 pan at the same time. Fry them till golden ( for about 6-8 minutes ) when halfway done turn them around with a fork. When done place them in the colander to drain excess oil. When all your oliebollen are done place them in a bowl and dust generously with icing sugar.
  • Variations: You can also add 200gr raisins to this recipe, just before adding the beer.
  • Combine the flour and yeast in a large bowl and put aside. Warm the milk in a saucepan to medium heat. Add the milk, salt and vanilla sugar to the flour mixture and mix well with a hand mixer.Then add the lager, and mix well again, till you have a lump free thick mixture. Put some cling foil over the bowl and leave to rest in a warm place for an hour.
  • After an hour, pour the oil in a sturdy pan, don't fill it all the way but just enough for the oliebollen to float and warm the oil to about 175 C. Place some paper towels in the colander and set aside. Take the cling foil of your bowl and place it beside your pan with oil, make sure you don't mix the mixture again! Take a metal spoon ( preferably a ice cream scooper ) and dip it in the hot oil, then scoop out a spoonful of the mixture from your bowl and let it gently glide in to the hot oil. You should be able to fit 4 to 5 scoops in 1 pan at the same time. Fry them till golden ( for about 6-8 minutes ) when halfway done turn them around with a fork. When done place them in the colander to drain excess oil. When all your oliebollen are done place them in a bowl and dust generously with confectioners' sugar.
  • Variations: You can also add 200gr raisins to this recipe, just before adding the lager.
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    FAQs

    How to make ollie bollies? ›

    directions
    1. Mix flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.
    2. Add liquid and eggs.
    3. Let rise 30-45 minutes.
    4. Add remaining ingredients.
    5. Drop by tablesponfuls into hot oil in deep fat fryer heated to 375 degrees. ...
    6. Remove from oil onto paper towels.
    7. Place into bowl with granulated or powdered sugar.

    What do oliebollen mean in Dutch? ›

    Oliebollen are a traditional Dutch delicacy eaten during winter. Oliebollen, literally translated as 'Oil Balls' are also known as Dutch Doughnuts.

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    Can you reheat oliebollen? ›

    Reheating is easiest in the oven at 200˚C. Place them in the oven for about 10 minutes. It's best to spread out the balls on a baking tray for best results. Add the powdered sugar to the warm oliebollen and serve right away.

    Why do the Dutch eat oliebollen? ›

    Eating oliebollen was supposedly a deterrent. Their oily residue meant Perchta's sword would slide off their stomachs, sparing them from the spirit's next-level hangry ways.

    Are beignets the same as oliebollen? ›

    An oliebol (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːlibɔl], plural oliebollen, West Frisian: Oaljebol or Oaljekoek) is a Dutch beignet, doughnut or fried dough that is traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve. People often eat it with raisins baked inside and with powdered sugar on top.

    What is the Dutch slang for balls? ›

    Klootzak meaning

    Klootzak literally translates to “scrotum”, and is used to describe anyone (or anything) that could be considered irritating, annoying or disagreeable.

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    Introduction. Look, the name is meant to be a bit of a joke, but what I'm talking about is a pitta-like bread, glazed golden with beaten egg and sprinkled with nigella seeds.

    How to reheat frozen oliebollen? ›

    Reheat in 180°C/160°C Fan/350°F oven on baking sheets for 5 minutes or until crisped up and hot throughout. Allow to cool slightly then serve as directed in recipe.

    Where does the donut come from? ›

    The history of the doughnut itself is generally traced to Dutch immigrants in 17th- and 18th-century New York, then New Netherland, who prepared fried dough balls called olie koeken or olykoeks, which means “oil cakes.” They were similar to modern doughnuts, although they did not yet have the iconic ring shape.

    What are oliebollen made of? ›

    Oliebollen are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve and at funfairs. In wintertime, they are also sold in the street at mobile stalls. The dough is made from flour, eggs, yeast, some salt, milk, baking powder and usually sultanas, currants, raisins and sometimes zest or succade (candied fruit).

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