Moonsisters In the Kitchen: Baking oil balls with Cees Holtkamp

The oliebollen of Cees Holtkamp are undoubtedly the tastiest in the country. Especially for Moonsisters in the Kitchen, Cees revealed his secret recipe to us. 

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Together with Cees, we made a number of delicious oliebollen and went through the baking process step by step. Want to join in at home? You can! You will find the recipe and step-by-step plan below.

Ingredients

• 500 grams of milk
• 50 grams of yeast
• 1 egg
• 500 grams of flour
• 15 g grated lemon peel
• 50 grams of cream butter (melted)
• 10 grams of salt
• 250 grams sultanas, violently
• 150 grams of currants, forcibly
• 200 grams of diced apples (Jonagold)
• sunflower oil for frying
• icing sugar

Supplies

• Food processor or solid hand mixer
• Mixing bowl
• Kitchen scale
• Fryer or large pan
• Kitchen thermometer

How to do it

1. Preheat the oven briefly, until it is around 30 degrees Celsius
2. Warm 425 ml of the milk to about 38 degrees
3. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk
4. Stir in the egg
5. Add the flour, then the lemon peel
6. Knead everything well with the mixer
7. Mix the batter smoothly
8. Pour in the remaining milk
9. Add the melted butter and the salt
10. Knead with the mixer for another 15 minutes.
11. Carefully mix in the sultanas, currants and apple
12. Place the bowl of batter, covered with a damp tea towel, in the oven, which serves as a proving ground.
13. Allow the batter to rise for 30 to 45 minutes
14. Then mix the batter well and let it rest for another 3 minutes.
15. heat a frying pan with sunflower oil to 180 degrees Celsius
16. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop balls of batter into the oil until the pan is full.
17. Deep-fry the oil balls for about 6 minutes, until they are golden brown. Note: if you have a small fryer, then 3 minutes may be sufficient.
18. Drain the oil balls in a sieve or colander
19. Sprinkle them with icing sugar and enjoy!

Surprisingly easy, right? If it does not work out or if you have accidentally made enormous balls, do not worry. At Patisserie Holtkamp you can score them too - and they are just as tasty.

Happy new year! 

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