Armenian in-law dessert
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Eggs, separated | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| Flour -enough for soft dough | ||
| Salt - pinch | ||
| ½ | cup | Vegetable oil |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | Lemon juice |
Directions
SUGAR SYRUP
======================================================= ================== Source: Armenian and Selected Favorite Recipes ======================================================= ================== Beat egg whites until stiff, then add yolks and beat well.
Add salt, vanilla and baking powder. Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Let stand 1 hour covered.
Divide dough into 2 balls. Roll out each ball as thin as possible.
Cut into strips 1-inch wide.
Melt ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup shortening in deep pan.
When the oil and shortening is melted and hot, roll the 1-inch strips of dough on a fork and place in the oil and continue curling the strips as you go along. Cook to a slight brown color and put on paper towels to absorb the oil and drain.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar or make sugar syrup.
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: SUGAR SYRUP
======================================================= ================== Boil all ingredients together in a heavy pan for 30 min. and cool.
Pour over finished dessert of dough curls.
From the recipe files of suzy@...