Name: Portzelky (New Year's Cookies) recipe
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon white sugar;½ cup lukewarm water;1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast;2 cups raisins;3 eggs;1 cup lukewarm milk;½ teaspoon salt;3 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed;1 quart vegetable oil for frying;2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon white sugar ½ cup lukewarm water 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast 2 cups raisins 3 eggs 1 cup lukewarm milk ½ teaspoon salt 3 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed 1 quart vegetable oil for frying 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

Nutrition Info

71.8 calories carbohydrate: 11.5 g cholesterol: 12 mg fat: 2.4 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 1.6 g saturatedFat: 0.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 31.7 mg sugar: 4.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Dissolve sugar in lukewarm water in a large bowl and sprinkle yeast over the top. Let yeast activate until it forms a creamy layer on top of the water, about 10 minutes.
Rinse raisins and pat dry with paper towels. Stir raisins into yeast mixture, beat eggs, lukewarm milk, and salt into yeast mixture. Beat flour into liquid ingredients until dough is smooth. If dough is too sticky, beat in 1/4 cup more flour. Cover dough and set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
Heat vegetable oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) in a large saucepan or deep fat fryer.
Scoop up dough by tablespoon and drop, a few at a time, into the hot oil. Fry until lightly browned, drain on wire racks set over paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen cookies

Recipe Note

A nice deep-fried cookie that tastes delicious! This is why you only eat them once a year! Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve on New Year's!

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