Fried Dough Balls in Syrup 'Awameh'

Fried Dough Balls in Syrup 'Awameh'

Ingredients

Serves 8-10

  • 3 cups plain flour 
  • 4 tablespoons cornflour 
  • 2 tablespoons powdered milk 
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder 
  • 1 teaspoon yeast 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil 
  • 3/4 of a cup of Greek style yoghurt 
  • 1.5 cups warm water

Sugar syrup: 

  • 3 cups caster sugar 
  • 1.5 cups water 
  • Squeeze of lemon
  • 1 tablespoon rose water 

Method

  • First make the syrup so it cools.
  • Add the sugar, water & lemon juice to a small pot. Allow the syrup to come to a boil & simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat & stir through the rose water. Cool completely.

To make the dough:

  • Mix the dry ingredients first, make a well in the centre & add the wet ingredients. Using a spatula mix the dough well. It should be a thick wet & sticky dough. Cover & rest for approx. 1.5 hours.
  • Heat some vegetable oil in a deep pot on medium/high. Place the dough in a piping bag working in batches. Have a cup filled with oil & a pair of scissors handy. 
  • Cut the tip off the piping bag & gently pipe dough balls in hot oil, cutting the dough with scissors, dip scissors into oil to help them slide off easier. 
  • Cook for a minute or 2 gently stirring so just until they are an light golden colour. Don’t fully cook. Drain in a colander or on paper towels & set aside until your ready for the next fry, preferably in the hour before serving. 

Final fry:

  • Heat oil on medium/high, working in batches cook dough balls until they turn into a deep golden colour.
  • Remove dough balls & dunk the hot balls in the pot of cool syrup straight away, let them soak for 30s seconds before removing them into a serving platter.
  • Garnish with pistachios & serve. 

NOTE 

  • Try other flavour combinations, drizzle with Nutella, Biscoff or Caramel, if using other flavours, dunking into sugar syrup is optional, depending on personal sweetness liking. 
  • This is best served within the hour or 2 of the final fry, for best results. 
  • If you have an event, you can prepare these dough balls by frying the initial fry in the morning & set aside for the final fry later on when ready to serve 

 

 

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