Awamat ( Sweet Donut Balls )

Ingredients For The Syrup

4 cups sugar2 cups of water1 cinnamon stick2 tbs lemon juice

Method

in a saucepan add all the ingredients together on medium to high heat.let it simmer until sugar is disolved and the syrup is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoonlet it cool

For The Dough

2 cups of plain flour1 tbs cornflour1 tbs active dry yeast (make sure it is not expired )1 tbs sugar1⁄4 tsp salt1 cup 1⁄2 of lukewarm waterCanola oil or vegetable oil for frying

Method

Add all dry ingredients to a bowl.Gradually and slowly add in the water whilst mixing you want a loose dough not to thick and not to runnyonce the dough is done with a glove pinch any clumped up flour in the mix ( this is crucial as the balls can explode in the frying process is not mixed through properly)cover the dough for 30 minutes to an hour max you don’t want to over rest itin a pot add in 4 cups of vegetable or canola oilturn on heat to 180 degrees on mediumyou will need a cup of the oil on the side so you can dip the teaspoon when moulding the ballsput on gloves as this can get messynow with your right hand hold the teaspoon and dip it in the oil and with your left hand place your hand in the dough give a mix and make a fist with the dough coming through and making a little ball and with the teaspoon scrape it off and add into the hot oilrepeat this process and you will need to add about 10 balls into the oil at a time do not over crowd the potnow with a slotted metal spoon mix the balls in the oil until they turn golden brown . Pull them out and remove excess oil as you take them out and add them into the syrup .with another slotted metal spoon mix them around in the syrup and then take them out and put them in a serving bowlrepeat the process until dough has finishserve with crushed pistachios or on their own and enjoy