OLE BOLE (DUTCH DONUTS - XMAS/NEW YEAR)

Ingredients:

1 litre milk
2-3 eggs
1/2 teas salt
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar

Beat together.

Add 1 teas vanilla sugar and cinnamon.
Add 7 cups SR flour approximately, and gradually to make a thick batter.
Add packet of currants, mixed fruit or whatever you choose. (Dice apple if you like)
Let sit for a couple of hours.
When ready to use, thin it down with 1/4 - 1/2 cup of beer, ginger beer or lemonade.
Scrape batter off spoon into hot oil (not too hot tho).
The Ole Bole roll over in the hot oil when they are cooked on one side.
Break one open to see if cooked inside.

Dip in icing sugar to eat.

Left over batter can be used to dip apple or pineapple rings in, then fry.

OLE BOLE RECIPE 2 (by Betty M)

Ingredients:

500g SR flour
125g sultanas and raisins or apple
25g yeast
40ml milk
1 egg
salt to taste
oil
icing sugar

Method:

Wash sultanas and raisins, then dry in a towel or flour.
Add yeast to some of the milk.
Break egg into flour, then the yeast.
Stir then add the rest of the milk.
Add sultanas and salt.
Let rise 1 hr with towel over in the sun.
Fry spoonfuls in hot oil.
Serve dusted with icing sugar.