Zlabia

Ingredients

• 1 kg of medium semolina
• 1 tablespoon of baker’s yeast
• water
• Oil for frying
• fine salt
• Preparation of honey:
• 3 glasses of sugar
• 1 glass of water
• 1/2 yellow lemon

• Preparation

  This Zlabia pastry is best enjoyed in the month of Ramadan with mint tea.

  Preparation of honey:

  Put the sugar and water on the heat for 10 minutes. You can add a few drops of rose or orange water. When the syrup is golden in color, sticky and quite thick, let it cool, squeeze in the lemon, stir.

  Shaping of Zlabia:

  In a terrine, put the semolina, yeast and salt, moisten with water and knead.

  Shape a ball, put in a large bucket, close it and leave to rise for two days.

  Dilute with water until you obtain a thick mixture.

  Stop the zlabia mold with your finger and fill with the mixture obtained.

  In a pan, heat the oil then shape the Zlabia and cook until it is golden in color.

  After cooking the zlabias, dip directly in the honey.