Zalabia / Awama

Name: Zalabia / Awama
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 30 servings
Ingredients: 0.5 kg fine flour; 1 tsp yeast; 1 tbsp sugar (to activate the yeast); 2 small potatoes; as needed water; as needed oil or clarified butter; 3.5 cup sugar; 2.5 cup water; 1 tsp lemon juice

These old-style awama use mashed potato in the batter, then get finished in a bright lemon syrup after frying.

Prep 35 min · Cook 25 min · Total 60 min · Difficulty: medium

Servings

Ingredients

for the dough

1/2 kg

fine flour

1 tsp

yeast

1 tbsp

sugar — to activate the yeast

2 small

potatoes

as needed

water

for frying and syrup

as needed

oil or clarified butter

3 1/2 cup

sugar

2 1/2 cup

water

1 tsp

lemon juice

Method

Bloom the yeast with sugar and a little warm water, then mash the boiled potatoes.

Mix the flour with the yeast and potato, add water gradually, and work it into a loose batter-like dough. Let it rise in a warm place for several hours.

Drop or squeeze small pieces into hot oil, fry until golden, then transfer them straight into lightly thickened syrup.

Notes

The syrup should be ready before frying.

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