DessertsDifficulty: medium
Unlu Kadayıf (Syruped Fried Pastry)
An old Bursa dessert: crisp-wrinkled fried dough rounds soaked in syrup and topped with nuts.
45
Prep Time
20
Cook Time
8
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Make a thick batter with the flour, eggs, water, salt and yeast; rest 1 hour.
2Boil the syrup ingredients 10 minutes and cool.
3Fry ladlefuls of batter in medium-hot oil until puffed and golden on both sides — the surface wrinkles naturally as it fries.
4Drain briefly, then soak the warm pastries in the cool syrup for 2 minutes.
5Finish with crushed nuts and serve.
Chef's Tip
- The wrinkled surface is the dough relaxing in the oil — those folds hold the syrup.
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- Fry at medium heat: too hot browns the crust before the center cooks, too cool makes it greasy.
- Soak briefly, about 2 minutes; longer soaking softens the crisp shell.
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