DessertsDifficulty: easy
Awamat (Lebanese Honey Donuts)
Little yogurt doughnuts soaked in orange-blossom syrup — Lebanon's Epiphany treat.
20
Prep Time
20
Cook Time
8
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Make the syrup: boil sugar and water 10 minutes, add orange blossom water off the heat, cool.
2Mix the batter — it should be thick and sticky — and rest 45 minutes.
3Drop spoonfuls into medium-hot oil; they puff into balls. Fry until golden, turning.
4Drain briefly and soak in the cool syrup for a minute. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Chef's Tip
- Yogurt in the batter gives a tender crumb that plain dough cannot match; rest 45 minutes so the yeast works.
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- Medium-hot oil: they should puff and rise slowly, not brown immediately.
- Soak the fried doughnuts in cool syrup for about a minute — hot syrup makes them soggy.
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