Ingredients:
- 1 egg,
- 1 tablespoon butter,
- 3/4 cups warm milk,
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water,
- 1 small package active dry yeast,
- 1/4 cup sugar,
- 4-5 cups flour,
- Vegetable oil for frying,
- Cherry jam for filling,
- Powdered sugar for topping.
Preparation:
- Put 3 cups of the flour into a large mixing bowl,
- Add sugar and yeast into the flour,
- Mix together the milk, water and the melted butter in a separate bowl,
- Break the egg into the flour mix and slowly begin to stir the egg and flour together,
- Knead the dough by adding milk mixture slowly into the dough,
- Allow this mixture to sit in a warm place until dough doubles,
- Roll out dough to a thickness of 0.5 cm,
- Using a glass or a biscuit cutter, cut out round pieces,
- Put 1 teaspoon of cherry jam on half of the round pieces and put the remaining pieces on the jammed ones,
- Place the round pieces on a large cookie sheet and cover with a cloth or plastic wrap,
- Allow to rise until double in size,
- Heat the oil in a large pot or deep fryer,
- Fry each Berliner turning to make sure all sides brown nicely,
- Place fried Berliners on drainer to drain the excess oil and allow to cool,
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Bon Appetit…
