Mshabak (Egyptian Recipe)

Mshabak

Ingredients

5 tbsp starch
5 tbsp flour
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp yeast
warm water
oil, for frying  

For sugar syrup
 
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tbsp rose water
half lemon juice
Orange food color (optional)  

Preparation

Mix the sunflower oil, flour, yeast and starch.

Add water gradually and mix until you get a thick dough.

Place the dough in a mold open from the buttom and pour it over a saucepan filled with hot oil and fry in the rings shape.

Deep fry until golden brown in color, and turn to fry both sides.

Dip immediately in cold sugar syrup and turn occasionally to make sure that all sides are dipped with syrup.

Serve hot.

Preparation of sugar syrup

Put the sugar and water on the fire to boil and then add lemon and rose water and you can add the orange food color