Oliebollen

Here's our traditional Dutch New Years' treat, a good way to start off a new project. (Copied directly from Grandma Giles' version -- spelling quirks included!)

4 cups of flour
2 cups of luke warm milk
2 yeast cakes [= 2Tb or 2oz]
1/4 cup of sugar
1 cup of raizins
1 cup of currants
2 sliced apples
1 1/2 tsp. of salt

Disolve yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water (not hot) Sift flour, mix in sugar, raizins, currants and sliced apples. Mix disolved yeast with milk and mix well with flour mixture, untill you have a thin bread dough. Cover bowl with greased pie tin. Let rise in warm place to double its size, about an hour.
Heat oil in deep-fry pan or electric frying pan, as for doughnuts. Form small balls from dough, with 2 spoons and deep fry till done, about 3 min. Balls will turn themselves, when done on one side.