THE HONEY-CARDAMOM ORBS

(Our Play on Greek Loukoumades with a Persian Heart)

THE HONEY-CARDAMOM ORBS

Ingredients: 200g Flour, 1 tsp Yeast, 150ml Warm water, 1 tsp Cardamom, 2 tsp Rose water, 100ml Honey, 50ml Water, 1 tsp Vanilla...

Ingredients

  • 200g Flour
  • 1 tsp Yeast
  • 150ml Warm water
  • 1 tsp Cardamom
  • 2 tsp Rose water
  • 100ml Honey
  • 50ml Water
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Cooking Method

  1. The Build Whisk flour, water, and yeast into a dough; let rise for 1 hour.
  2. The Swell Boil honey, water, and cardamom for 3 minutes until thin baklava-syrup forms.
  3. The Scorch Drop dough balls into deep oil; fry until rock-hard golden charred.
  4. The Marriage Toss hot orbs in the spiced honey silk; stir in rose water off the heat.
  5. The Final Flourish Top with raw crushed pistachios and extra raw cardamom.

Cuisine: Balkan

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