Armenian in-law dessert
1 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
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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@...