Tulumba

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== Description ==
Tulumba (fried pastry with syrup) is a type of dessert made from lumps of unleavened dough (about 5cm long). which are given a small ovoid shape with ridges along it using a special nozzle of an 'icing' bag. The lumps are first deep-fried until golden and then drenched in sugar syrup while still hot. Tulumba is usually eaten cold. This dessert is consumed throughout the Balkans and originates from Anatolia.
* Tulumba on Wikipedia, original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
== Ingredients ==
* 2 tablespoons melted margarine
* 1 glass flour
* 3 tablespoons water
* 4 eggs
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 1¼ glasses olive oil
=== Syrup ===
* 2 glasses sugar
* 1¾ glasses water
* 1 teaspoon lemon juice
== Directions ==
=== Syrup ===
# Put the sugar, water and lemon juice into a saucepan, and after melting the sugar by stirring, allow it to boil until moderately thick.
# Set aside to cool.
=== Pastry ===
# Heat the margarine in a saucepan, add the water and salt and bring to the boil.
# Reduce heat and add the flour at once.
# Stir the mixture constantly with a wooden spoon and continue until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball. 
# This should take 6 minutes, then remove pan from heat and set aside to cool.
# When cool, add the eggs and knead for approximately 10 minutes, using a pastry bag with a large nozzle, put 7-8 pastries in a pan containing the heated olive oil.
# Start frying the pastry over low heat, increase heat when pastry puffs up a bit and fry until golden.
# Remove fried pastry with a perforated spoon, draining away the oil, then put into the syrup.
# Strain off the syrup, place tulumba on serving plate and serve cool. 😀 
Category:Albanian Desserts
Category:Pastry Recipes