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Lkmt Alkady

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 4 cups oil
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/16 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 piece of yeast.
  • Syrup:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoonful lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoonsful of vanilla

Directions

  1. To make the syrup, add sugar to water, stir on mild -heat stove until dissolve. Add lemon juice and cook until it boil. Use minimum heat until it gets viscous and thick (about 30 minutes). Allow it to cool to room temperature. Add vanilla. Do not put it in the refrigerator.
  2. To make Lkmt Alkady, mix flour with the water until it becomes dough. Add yeast to the dough and mix well. Leave the dough in a warm area for about 2 hours. Cover it with a cloth until the dough expands.
  3. Cut the dough with a small scoop or a teaspoon.
  4. Heat the oil and fry the scooped dough until light brown.
  5. Put the hot cooked sough immediatly in the cold syrup, mix well for a minute. Cover it with aluminum foil.