Today a new recipe! A typical snack that is eaten during the winter months in the Netherlands and Belgium. If you have ever been to these countries during this period, you know exactly what I mean! In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how to make Oliebollen.
What is the definition of Oliebollen
The meaning of Oliebollen is:
”The oliebol is a spherical fried yeast dough dish from the Low Countries (Netherlands and Belgium)”.
Dutch Oliebollen
This is a traditional Dutch Snack, that is eaten in the Nederlands and Belgium during New Years Eve. During the winter months they are sold on crowded areas in the Netherlands. Oliebollen are often filled with currants or raisins. Other ingredients can be apples or cream.
This snack is so good, but you need to have a good recipe. An important part is that the batter should rise for an hour, so that the oliebol becomes ”airy”. You can drop an amount of batter in the pan with hot oil by using an ice cream scoop or two spoons. A perfect oliebol has some powdered sugar on top!
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Oliebollen Recipe
This snack is easy to make. You need the follow ingredients: flour, milk, instant yeast, egg, salt and unsalted butter.
The first thing is to heat 30 ml of milk and put this together with 7 grams of instant yeast in a container. Set this container aside for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes add 500 grams of all purpose flour, 10 grams of salt, the yeast mixture, 45 grams of unsalted butter, 470 ml heated milk and 1 egg to your kitchen machine.
Beat the dough until its fluffy. When this happens cover the bowl with a damp cloth. Let it rise for at least 1 hour. In the mean time add sunflower oil to your frying pan. Heat the pan until the oil reaches 180 degrees celcius. Use a ice cream scoop to put the oliebollen in the frying pan. Bake the oliebollen for 8 minutes or until golden brown. When you’ve baked all your Oliebollen, put powdered sugar on top! The Oliebollen are ready to be served. Enjoy!
How to make Oliebollen
Below you can find the summary of the steps:
- First heat 30 ml of milk and put this together with 7 grams of instant yeast in a container.
- Mix the ingredients together, set this tray aside for 15 minutes.
- Then add 500 grams all purpose flour, 10 grams salt, the yeast mixture & 45 grams unsalted butter, 470 ml heated milk and 1 egg to your kitchen machine.
- Beat the dough until fluffy.
- Cover the bowl with a damp cloth. Let it rise for an hour.
- Then add sunflower oil to your frying pan.
- Bake the Oliebollen for 8 minutes or until golden brown (180°C celcius).
- When you’ve baked all your Oliebollen, put icing sugar on top!
- The Oliebollen are ready to be served!
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Oliebollen Ingredients
To make this fantastic snack you only need a couple of ingredients. These ingredients are: flour, milk, instant yeast, egg, salt and unsalted butter. Unsalted butter is missing on the photo below, sorry for that. You can find the recipe below! Interested in the cooking video? Watch my YouTube Channel!
Oliebollen
Equipment
- 1 Kitchenmachine
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Container / tray
- 1 Ice cream scoop
- 1 Frying pan
Ingredients
- 500 grams All purpose flour
- 500 ml Milk
- 7 grams Instant yeast
- 1 Egg
- 10 grams Salt
- 50 grams Unsalted Butter
Topping
- Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- First heat 30 ml of milk and put this together with 7 grams of instant yeast in a container.
- Mix the ingredients together and set this tray aside for 15 minutes.
- Then add 500 grams all purpose flour, 10 grams salt, the yeast mixture & 45 grams unsalted butter, 470 ml heated milk and 1 egg to your kitchen machine.
- Beat the dough until fluffy.
- Cover the bowl with a damp cloth. Let it rise for an hour.
- Then add sunflower oil to your frying pan.
- Bake the Oliebollen for 8 minutes or until golden brown (180°C celcius).
- When you've baked all your Oliebollen, put icing sugar on top!
- The Oliebollen are ready to be served!
Video
Nutrition
FAQ Oliebollen
Below you can find the most frequently asked questions:
What are oliebollen?
The oliebol is a spherical fried yeast dough dish from the Low Countries (Netherlands and Belgium).
How long does it take to make?
The total recipe time is 88 minutes.
Which ingredients do I need for this recipe?
The ingredients you need for this recipe are: flour, milk, instant yeast, egg, salt and unsalted butter.
How many calories in this snack?
This snack contains 184 calories.