Awama (Syrup‑Soaked Fritters)

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 and 1/4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon oil
• A pinch of salt
• Syrup:
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• Lemon
• Orange blossom water
• Rose water
• How to make the thick syrup:
• For more sweets from Rasmia here is the link: How to make petit fours
• Click the link to make meshabbak in the Aleppine way: Meshabbak Al-Halabi

Method

1. We mix all the dough ingredients... we will get a loose batter-like dough
2. We let the dough rest until it ferments
3. When it has fermented we stir it once more, then put it into a piping bag
4. We pipe dough balls from the piping bag directly into hot deep oil... we fry them the first time only until they take a light color... then we lift the awamat out of the oil
5. We fry the awamat a second time until they reach the desired golden color
6. We drop the awamat into warm thick syrup immediately after the second frying
7. We lift the pieces from the syrup and let them drain a little, then serve
8. How to make the thick syrup:
9. We mix the syrup ingredients and let it boil for about 7 minutes
   Timers: 7 min
10. We remove it from the heat then let it cool slightly before using it
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12. For more sweets from Rasmia here is the link: How to make petit fours
13. Click the link to make meshabbak in the Aleppine way: Meshabbak Al-Halabi