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Lebanese Doughnuts Awwamaat With Sugar Syrup Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Jencathen / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago These syrupy doughnuts are a famous treat in the Middle East. In Lebanon they are part of the traditional celebration of Ghtas, Christ's baptismal night. The belief of the people is that upon this night the trees kneel down to pray for the Christ Chi... More Prep:15m Cook:5m Servings:6	Jencathen
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Ingredients

Doughnuts:

8 cups pastry flour

1 qt. laban- Use Jimrug's recipe http://www.grouprecipes.com/41052/homemade-yogurt-laban.html

1/2 tsp. soda

1 1/2 cups olive oil

Sugar Syrup or Qater or 'Atr:

2 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1 tsp. ma'ez zahr (orange blossom essence)

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. ma'el ward (rose water)

Directions

Doughnuts:

Sift flour and mix with laban and soda. Knead well together.

Heat olive oil until almost smoking. Drop dough by the teaspoonful into hot oil.

Fry only a few at a time. They quickly rise to the surface, brown, and are ready to be skimmed out of the fat.

Drain on absorbent paper. When all the 'awwamaat are fried, dip a few at a time in thin sugar syrup (qater, see recipe below). Serve the doughnuts hot or cold.

Sugar Syrup or Qater or 'Atr:

Dissolve sugar in water and boil rapidly.

Remove foam which rises to top.

Add orange blossom water and lemon juice and continue boiling until syrup resembles thin honey.

Add rose water last to preserve its essence.

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Comments

momo_55grandma 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Sounds good thanks

ahmed1 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Bravo!! Try to post similar oriental dessert if you can.

jencathen 1 year, 5 months ago said:
To be honest I haven't made any oriental desserts. I could try to research and find a recipe and than make it. If it turned out good I will post, but it might be awhile. When I do so, I'll pm you.

berry 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This is great... I love Middle Eastern flavors...

jimrug1 1 year, 5 months ago said:
My Grandmother use to make these to have every Sunday after church. I have not had them for many years now. Thanks for the tasty memories...

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