Dessert

Debla Libiya

Name: Debla Libiya
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Libya
Ingredients: 300g flour; 2 eggs; 1 tbsp oil; Pinch salt; Oil for frying; 500 ml honey-orange syrup; Ground pistachio

Libyan-Jewish 'roses' — paper-thin dough spun on a fork into fried spirals and soaked in honey syrup for weddings and Rosh Hashanah.

1h 30m 16 servings Hard

Ingredients

• 300g flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp oil
• Pinch salt
• Oil for frying
• 500 ml honey-orange syrup
• Ground pistachio

Method

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Knead a very smooth dough; rest 30 min.

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1
Knead a very smooth dough; rest 30 min.
2
Roll paper-thin; cut strips; wind onto a fork in hot oil to form roses.
3
Dunk in warm syrup; sprinkle pistachio.