Loukemades (Zalabya) with Sugar Syrup

Name: Loukemades (Zalabya) with Sugar Syrup
Yield: 2-4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 Cup Flour; 1 Tbsp Starch; 1 Tsp Sugar; 1/4 Tsp Salt; 1 Tsp Vanilla Powder; 1 Tsp Yeast; 1 Tbsp Oil; 1 Cup Water; 1/2 Cup Water; 1/2 Cup Sugar; 1 Tsp Vanilla Powder; 1/2 Lemon Juice; 1 Clove; Frying Oil

Jana Elmasry @cook_27828240

It's a greek dessert and a well-known Egyptian street-dessert as well.

Jana Elmasry @cook_27828240

It's a greek dessert and a well-known Egyptian street-dessert as well.

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Ingredients

2h 30m

2-4 people

Loukemade batter
1.5 CupFlour
1 TbspStarch
1 TspSugar
1/4 TspSalt
1 TspVanilla Powder
1 TspYeast
1 TbspOil
1 CupWater
Sugar Syrup
1/2 CupWater
1/2 CupSugar
1 TspVanilla Powder
1/2Lemon Juice
1Clove
other
Frying Oil

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Steps

2h 30m

1

Mix in a bowl all the batter dry ingredients, then add the water until consistency is not wet nor hard.
2

Cover the mixture and leave at room temprature for 1 Hour. Uncover then stir it with your oil covered hand and cover it and leave it for another Hour
3

Start with the Sugar syrup, add all the ingredients by the written order in a pan on medium heat and stir until it thickens and then leave it to cool down.
4

Prepare a pan full of oil on high heat and a small bowl of oil and a teaspoon.
5

Take some of the batter into your hand, squeeze until some comes out of the hole between your thumb and index finger, take it with a spoon and place into the hot oil.
6

Repeat until the pan is full, and don't forget to put your spoon in the oil between each 2 loukemades.
7

Remove the loukemades when they reach a light golden color. Remove in a wide pan as ro be separated not to stick to each other.
8

Wait for the loukemades to cool down for 5 minutes then fry them again until they reach a beautiful rich golden color.
9

Your Loukemades are ready to serve with the sugar syrup as a topping.