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Mshabbak (Lace Sweet Pastry)

Mshabbak (also called the Arabic lace pastry) is a traditional syrup-dipped fried dessert. This recipe includes instructions for coloring the syrup, if desired.

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1½ cups cornstarch1 cup all-purpose flour1 tsp yeastWarm water, as neededSyrup (qater) — you can add red food coloring to color the syrup if you like

How to make the syrup (qater)

Dissolve 2 cups sugar in 1 cup water, add a squeeze of lemon and 1 tbsp orange blossom water. You can add red food coloring if you want colored syrup.Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.To make awama (another fried-syrup sweet) from Israa: How to Make Awama

Step 1

Mix all the ingredients together, add the water and whisk in a circular motion so the flour and starch do not clump; you should get a very loose batter with the consistency of thick stirred yogurt.

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