Oliekoeken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cake yeast
1 cup water, lukewarm
1 (8 ounce) package raisins
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
3 quarts flour, sifted
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon nutmeg
3 cups water
oil (for frying)
powdered sugar

Preparation

Soften yeast in lukewarm water.
Add remaining ingredients, using enough water to make a soft drop batter.
Let rise until light.
While dough is rising, preheat oil to 365\u00b0F.
Drop batter from a tablespoon into hot oil and fry until golden brown.
Dip spoon into cold water between doughnuts to prevent batter from sticking.
Drain doughnuts on paper towels and roll in confectioners' sugar.