How to Make Zlabia?

Ingredients

• 1 kilo flour
• Half a cup sugar
• A large spoonful of dukkah or kaak spice
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon anise seeds
• Half a cup sesame
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mahlab
• A pinch of nutmeg
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 and a half cups liquid milk

Method

1. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl, then gradually add the oil and milk while continuously kneading until you have a cohesive dough.
2. Leave the dough in a warm place for two hours to ferment and rest. Then shape it into long pieces about two fingers wide and deep-fry them in plenty of oil over high heat until golden.
3. You can serve zlabia with sugar syrup (qatār) or shireh as a dessert, or plain as a type of bread or cake alongside labneh and cheese.