Awwamat - Dough Balls in Syrup
From ambus 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 10
Lebanese sweets..."Awwamat "- Small dough balls made of flour, water and yeast, deep-fried and drenched in sugar syrup scented with orange-blossom water.
Ingredients
- 4 cups plain flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup corn flour shopping list
- 3 cups water shopping list
- 5 cups vegetable oil shopping list
- 2 teaspoons yeast dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water shopping list
- A dash salt shopping list
- Atter (syrup) shopping list
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- 2 cups water shopping list
- 3 tablespoons orange blossom water shopping list
- 3 drops of lemon juice shopping list
- 5 cups sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Dissolve the yeast and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Sift the flour and the salt in a big bowl. Add the water, and dissolved yeast and mix well.
- Beat the batter with your hand until it becomes pliable and smooth.
- Cover the batter with a piece of cloth and let stand in a warm place for 4 hours, until it is double in bulk.
- Prepare the Atter (syrup).Combine sugar and water in a pan.
- Heat till sugar dissolves completely. Let it boil for a minute.
- Stir occasionally until syrup slightly thickens , turn the heat off. Add orange blossom water and lemon juice.
- Syrup is ready.Let stand to cool.
- Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan.
- Scoop out a little dough-enough to fill your hand and squeeze your fist hard so as to push a ball of dough between thumb and finger.
- Scoop out the ball with a wet teaspoon and drop into the hot oil.
- The balls will swell and float to the top. Stir the balls until they are golden and crisp.
- Drop the balls again in the hot oil and stir until they are dark golden.
- Remove the balls from the oil.
- Drain and drop into the cool syrup.
- Remove promptly and serve hot or cold.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
sounds tasty!! FIVE! :+D
chefelaine
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great!
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thx ambus for sharing.........yummmy post...hi5
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