Bollen With Coffee Glaze Recipes

BOLLEN WITH COFFEE GLAZE

Steps:

• Puffs:Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat water and butter in a saucepan over high heat until butter is melted and water is boiling. Remove from heat, and stir in flour and salt. Reduce heat to medium, return pan to heat, and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in eggs a little at a time until smooth. Divide dough into 8 mounds, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until puffed and golden, about 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cream:Whisk together cream and granulated sugar until stiff, glossy peaks form. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch plain round tip. Push pastry tip through bottom of each puff, and fill.
• Glaze:Whisk together confectioners' sugar, milk, and coffee extract until smooth. Dip tops of puffs in glaze, and let set on a wire rack 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

OLIEBOLLEN

Steps:

• Microwave 1 cup of the milk in a small microwave-safe bowl until warm (between 110 to 115 degrees F), about 1 minute, then stir to even out the temperature. Add the yeast and 1 teaspoon of the granulated sugar, stirring just enough to hydrate the yeast. Let bloom for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Sift the flour, salt and remaining granulated sugar into a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the yeast mixture, eggs and remaining 1 cup milk. Stir the batter to combine and continue to mix until the consistency of a sticky pancake batter, about 3 minutes. Add the currants and orange peel and stir until fully combined, about 1 minute more. Cover the bowl with a slightly damp kitchen towel and put a plate on top to seal in the humidity. Leave it in a warm spot to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• When the batter has risen, stir it a couple of times to deflate it a little before frying.
• Meanwhile, heat about 2 inches of oil in a deep Dutch oven to 360 degrees F; line a baking sheet with a rack.
• Gently drop 8 to 9 heaping tablespoons of batter (see Cook's Note) into the oil and cook, flipping halfway through, until a deep golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes; the oliebollen will be rounded with some wild edges. Place them on the cooling rack for a few minutes, then transfer them to a large bowl with about 2 tablespoons of the confectioners' sugar and toss to coat in the sugar. Return them back to the cooling rack to finish cooling; the steam from the oliebollen will help create a nice glaze with the sugar. Repeat with the remaining batter and confectioners' sugar, making sure to bring the oil back to 360 degrees F before frying each batch. Serve warm or let cool completely before storing in a paper bag to serve later.

COFFEE GLAZE

Steps:

• Place a heavy bottom saucepan over medium heat. Once pan is heated, add 1 tablespoon of the butter. Immediately stir in the shallots. When the shallots are translucent, approximately 3 to 5 minutes, add the sugar, vinegar, and red wine. Turn the heat down to medium low, and let simmer until it begins to reduce and gets a light syrup like consistency. Add the honey and espresso, stir, and simmer for five more minutes. Whisk in the remaining butter, and strain. Serve warm over chicken or meat.

OLIE BOLLEN

Steps:

• Warm oven on lowest possible temperature setting.
• Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a small mixing bowl. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Add the eggs, yeast mixture, and milk; beat with an electric mixer until blended.
• Turn off the oven. Cover the prepared dough with a greased piece of plastic wrap, and place the bowl of dough on the lowest rack of the warmed oven. Allow to rest and rise for 1 hour.
• Heat the oil for frying to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a heavy bottomed, deep skillet.
• Mix the apples and raisins into the dough. Then, carefully slide the dough by heaping teaspoons into the preheated oil. Do not crowd the pan. Fry the fritters until they are golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. They should turn over on their own when they are ready to brown on the other side, but keep an eye on them and flip them as necessary. Remove them to a paper towel lined plate and repeat with the remaining dough. Dust with sugar while warm.