John Myers
Ingredients for 1 servings:
- 500 g flour
- 42 g yeast
- 125 ml milk, lukewarm
- 100 g sugar
- 100 g currants
- 1 pinch of salt
- ½ lemon(s), grated peel
- 1 egg(s)
- 1 egg yolk
- 50 g butter, soft
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 200 g almonds, peeled
- 12 licorice snails
- Oil, for frying
Instructions
Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 35 minutes
The hit at every children’s birthday party, makes about 32 pieces
Pour the flour into a bowl and make a well in the middle. Crumble in the yeast, mix with a little milk, flour, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, then cover and let rise for about 25 minutes. Wash the currants in hot water, drain well, and set 64 currants aside. Stir the remaining sugar, spices, lemon zest, egg, egg yolk, butter, currants, and enough milk into the flour to form a dough. Cover and let rise for another 40 minutes. Then divide into 32 balls, shape into mouse-shaped ovals, and let rise for 15 minutes. Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 175°C. Fry 4-5 mice on each side in the hot oil until golden brown, then drain well on absorbent paper. Roll the mice in sugar and make ears out of almond halves for each mouse, insert currants as eyes, and unroll the licorice swirls and insert them as tails.
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