Name: Portzelky (New Year's Cookies)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Lukewarm water - ½ cup; Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package; Raisins - 2 cups; Eggs - 3; Lukewarm milk - 1 cup; Salt - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour, or as needed - 3 cups; Vegetable oil for frying - 1 quart; Confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Portzelky (New Year's Cookies)

1. White sugar 1 teaspoon

2. Lukewarm water ½ cup

3. Active dry yeast 1 (.25 ounce) package

4. Raisins 2 cups

5. Eggs 3

6. Lukewarm milk 1 cup

7. Salt ½ teaspoon

8. All-purpose flour, or as needed 3 cups

9. Vegetable oil for frying 1 quart

10. Confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Portzelky (New Year's Cookies)

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

Heat vegetable oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) in a large saucepan or deep fat fryer.

4 . Stage

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.