Desserts
Crispy Mashbak (Crunchy Fried Pastry)
A clear, tried-and-true homemade recipe for crispy mashbak — a rich, delicious Arabic sweet that many love. Very easy.
Crispy mashbak — a very easy method to make this rich, delicious Arabic fried sweet. Here are the steps.
Ingredients
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- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons cornstarch2 tablespoons oil1 teaspoon yeast
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Warm water for mixing (about 1/2 cup)
- Syrup (qatr or shireh)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Juice of half a lemon
- Syrup
- For more of Fatima's delicious sweets see Pineapple Cake
- To make Al-Harissa al-Nabkiya click the link
Method
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- Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, yeast, vanilla and baking powder.
- Add the oil and mix, then gradually add the warm water until you get a batter with the consistency of buttermilk.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes only to proof.Timers: 5 min
- Pour the mashbak batter into a pastry bag.
- Pipe the mashbak directly over hot oil into round discs.
- When the discs turn golden, flip them to the other side.
- Remove from the oil and drain briefly, then dip in cold syrup for a few seconds before removing and draining.
- Combine the syrup ingredients and place in a pot over the stove.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for about 7 minutes, then remove from the heat.Timers: 7 min
- Let the syrup cool.
Recipe tags
DessertsGulfVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Pineapple Cake
- Al-Harissa al-Nabkiya
