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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (201g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 433
Calories from Fat 33		(7%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.7g	5%
	Saturated Fat 1.3g	6%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 97mg		32%
Sodium 751mg		31%
Potassium 521mg		14%
Total Carbohydrate 91.0g		30%
	Dietary Fiber 3.8g	15%
	Sugars 31.7g
Protein 12.1g		24%
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Portzelky (New Year's Cookies)

Recipe #277254 | 3 hours | 2½ hours prep | add private note

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By: deepfreeze
Jan 7, 2008

This is a traditional Mennonite recipe from the Mennonite Treasury cookbook. It is basically a type of fritter with raisins. For as long as I can remember, my mother served these for lunch on New Year's Day along with Farmer Sausage and dill pickles. This year I tried making them myself and they turned out just as I remember. This will be a New Year's tradition that I hope to carry on. We like them hot right out of the deep fryer but you can also roll them in icing sugar and serve at room temperature. The prep time includes rising time.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup lukewarm water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups raisins (or as many as you would like)
3 egg yolks
3 egg whites, beaten
3 cups flour
oil (for deep frying)

Directions

1
Dissolve sugar in lukewarm water in a small bowl. Sprinkle with yeast and let stand.
2
Combine milk, water, salt, sugar, baking powder, and raisins in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer.
3
Beat in egg yolks and yeast.
4
Stir in flour to make a heavy (rather stiff) batter.
5
Fold in egg whites.
6
Cover and set in a warm place until well risen (at least double in bulk). This should take about 2 hours. The end result is a fairly sticky dough.
7
Drop by tablespoonfuls into hot oil (375F) and fry until golden brown.

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From: Becky in Junction City, OR

On Dec 31, 2008

I am from a Mennonite family and this is the recipe that my Mom made and my Grandmother made and my Greatgrandmother made and my GreatGreatGrandmother made back in Germany. In our family if you don't make New Years cookies it is not the new year. Thanks for sharing the recipe. We generally serve it with ham and pickles. But we NEVER put powdered sugar on them.

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From: Chef #679419

On Dec 30, 2008

Awesome ! Something tells me you added to the directions. The Menno Treasury has great recipes, but is never very clear with their explanations. Good job.

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