Lokma Turkish Fried dough

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1. whipped-desserts December 4, 2021

   Hey, Lokmas are a Turkish dessert that it’s really easy to make! The dough is composed of a few ingredients and the steps are ridiculously simple! Even the syrup is easy as can be!

   **Ingredients**

   -Dough

   * 8g instant dry yeast
   * 5g sugar
   * 290ml water, warm
   * 260g flour
   * 5g fine salt
   * Vegetable oil, for frying

   -Syrup

   * 400g sugar
   * 475ml water
   * 30ml lemon juice

   **Instructions**

   Step 1- Dough

   1. In a bowl, combine flour and salt, sugar and yeast
   2. Add in the warm water and mix with a wooden spoon until the dough seems elastic
   3. Cover and place in a warm area for 1 1/2 hours it should have doubled.

   Step 2 – Syrup

   1. Bring all the ingredients to a boil
   2. Let it simmer for 10 minutes until it is syrupy

   Step 3 – Frying

   1. Preheat vegetable oil to 375°F.
   2. Use a pastry bag to contain the dough.
   3. Use scissors to put the quantity you like into vegetable oil and allow to cook for about a couple minutes on each side, until each side is a golden brown color.
   4. Immediately soak the lokma into the syrup for a minute before taking them out.
   5. Enjoy! 😋

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