You probably know the drill: you enthusiastically bake your own oliebollen on New Year's Eve and of course you finish that dough. Then the neighbours bring some fresh rolls, friends join you with some apple turnovers and there are lots of other goodies on the table too. The result: leftover oliebollen. And no, after at most one squeak, oliebollen are really no longer tasty. Fortunately, we managed to get hold of a super smart recipe from Goitskes Keuken, in which you can use those leftover oliebollen very well. We bet you will bake a few extra oliebollen on purpose next year?
How do we get all those leftover oliebollen?
Every year, more than 100 million oliebollen are sold around New Year's Eve in the Netherlands. Add to this the number of oliebollen that people bake at home and you can understand that there are a lot of oliebollen left over on New Year's Day. The average Dutch person eats as many as eight oliebollen a year, but oliebollen are not only popular in the Netherlands. Belgium, Germany and Austria, where they are called Smoutenbollen, Berliner Bollen and Krapfen respectively, also have variations on our old Dutch oliebol.
The origins of the oliebol
Did you know that oliebollen were originally eaten right after New Year's Eve? Oil balls were not óver, oil balls were baked specifically to handing out in the new year to poor people who went past the doors to wish everyone a happy New Year in exchange for something to eat. So with this recipe, we are actually being very original. Now we just need to find someone to share your turned-over leftover oliebollen with!
Getting started with oliebollen French toast.
French toast made from leftover doughnuts
Kitchenware
- scale
- plate & knife
- frying pan & spatula
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 250 ml milk possibly vegetable
- 6-10 leftover oliebollen sliced
- butter for baking
- 75 gr fine sugar
- 1 fluorescent cinnamon
Instructions
- Put the eggs and milk in a bowl and whisk together.
- Soak the slices of remaining oil ball in the egg mixture, but not too long: the slices should not fall apart.
- In a frying pan, melt the butter.
- Fry the French toast in it until golden brown on both sides.
- Mix the sugar with the cinnamon.
- Sprinkle the warm French toast with the cinnamon sugar.
Baking with leftover oliebollen
With the above French toast recipe, that stash of leftover oliebollen is definitely no longer a punishment right? These simple French toast really are a snap to make. Eat them for breakfast, brunch or lunch or serve them with a scoop of ice cream for dessert. Happy New Year, also on behalf of Goitske from @goitskeskeuken.
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Photo credits: thegreenlist.nl.
