Luqaimat (Awama)

Name: Luqaimat (Awama)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour (about 250 grams); 1 1/4 cups water (about 300 ml); 1 tablespoon sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons fine semolina; 1 tablespoon yeast; Pinch salt; For the syrup:; 3 cups sugar (about 600 grams); 2 cups water (about 480 ml); Squeeze lemon; 2 tablespoons orange blossom water

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Luqaimat (Awama)

Leen sy @cook_12066374

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Ingredients

2 cupsflour (about 250 grams)
1 1/4 cupswater (about 300 ml)
1 tablespoonsugar
3 tablespoonscornstarch
2 tablespoonsfine semolina
1 tablespoonyeast
Pinchsalt
For the syrup:
3 cupssugar (about 600 grams)
2 cupswater (about 480 ml)
Squeezelemon
2 tablespoonsorange blossom water

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Steps

1

Mix the dry ingredients together.
2

Add the water. You may need 1 1/4 cups or up to 1 1/2 cups, depending on the type of flour.
3

Mix until you get a soft, stretchy dough.
4

Let the dough rise for 1 hour.
5

Stir the dough well to release any air bubbles.
6

Fry the dough balls in batches until half cooked.
7

Fry them again until they turn a deep golden color.
8

Immediately drop them into the cold, thick syrup.
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Note: The combination of cornstarch and semolina gives them a crispy texture, just like the ones you buy ready-made.