Fritter from Netherlands Antilles

Ingredients

 * 1 envelope dry yeast
 * 3 tbsp sugar
 * ½ cup warm water
 * 2 well-beaten eggs
 * ½ cups warm water
 * ½ tsp vanilla
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 4 cups flour
 * 2 cups seedless raisins
 * 3 apples, peeled and diced
 * confectioners' sugar to dust

Directions

 * 1) Put yeast and sugar in warm water and soak 10 minutes.
 * 2) Mix together yeast mixture and eggs, water, vanilla and salt, and add to flour slowly.
 * 3) Add fruit, let rise 1½ hours.
 * 4) Drop in hot frying oil, dust confectioners' sugar.