Crispy sweet dumplings - awwamat

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These are flour dough balls that are deep fried then dipped in sugar syrup. They come out sweet and crispy! Serve hot or at room temperature.

Crispy sweet dumplings - awwamat

These are flour dough balls that are deep fried then dipped in sugar syrup. They come out sweet and crispy! Serve hot or at room temperature.

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Ingredients

1 hour 20 minutes
50 pieces
  1. - For the dumplings:
  2. 2 1/2 cupsflour
  3. 2 1/2 cupsyogurt
  4. 1 teaspoonbaking soda
  5. 5 cupsvegetable oil, for frying
  6. - For the sugar syrup:
  7. 4 cupssugar
  8. 3 cupswater
  9. 1 teaspoonorange blossom water
  10. 1 teaspoonrose water
  11. 1 teaspoonlemon juice

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 20 minutes
  1. 1

    To prepare the sugar syrup: put the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Leave to boil then add the lemon juice and keep on medium heat for 10 min until the syrup thickens. Add the orange blossom water and rose water. Remove from heat and pour the syrup in a large bowl.

  2. 2

    To prepare the dumplings: In a bowl, mix together the flour, the yogurt and the baking soda.

  3. 3

    Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan.

  4. 4

    Make round mounds of dough with a teaspoon and drop them in the hot oil. Drop more or less dough balls at the same time depending on the size of your frying pan. Toss them until they become golden brown on all sides. Remove from the hot oil and drain them in a strainer.

  5. 5

    Once drained dip them in the sugar syrup, toss for 2 min and remove.

  6. 6

    They are best served hot to fully enjoy their crunchiness but can also be consumed at room temperature.

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