Ingredients:
Water 1 2/3 cup
Butter 3 Tbsp
Flour 2 1/2 cup
Starch 1 tbs + 1 tsp
Semolina 3 1/2 tbs
Salt 1/8tsp
Honey, 1 tbs
Eggs 5
Vanilla 1/2 tsp
FOR SYRUP
• 2 Cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• citric acid 1/8 tsp or 1 tsp lemon juice
• Saffron 1/4 tsp
• Vegetable or canola oil for frying
Instructions:
• Make the simple syrup. In a small pot, add sugar and water and boil until thickened. Do not stir . Make sure it does not caramelize. When almost thickened, add saffron to pot and continue boiling for 3 more minutes. When done , let it cool done completely.
• Add dry ingredients together (flour , salt semolina, and starch )
• In another pot, add water, and butter. Put on low heat and stir until the butter is melted.
• On low heat, add flour to the pot and use a spatula to mix the flour into the butter until it looks like a dough ball.turn the heat off , allow to get at room temperature.
• When dough is at room temperature, add it to a mixer bowl and mix in eggs (1 at a time) until everything is incorporated. The dough is very sticky. Add 1 tbs honey, too.
• Transfer dough to a piping bag with desired tip and squeeze out small doughnuts into the oil in a skillet. Use a knife or scissors to help cut the dough as you're frying them. Griss knife or scissors before cutting.
• Turn on the low heat and fry each side until golden brown minutes on each side When done, use a mesh spoon to shake of excess oil while still hot transfer them to saffron syrup at the room temperature. Coat the syrup all over the doughnuts. Turn the heat off and let the oil cool down a little bit and repeat the process
• Make sure oil inls are not hot when you add your dough because outside is burning and inside remains doughy .
• Repeat until all dough and syrup are used.
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