Awamat

Awamat is a traditional and common sweet in Lebanon. This awamat recipe or awama is easy and delicious authentic Lebanese dessert dish that you can find it in Lebanese restaurants.

Ingredients:

• 8 cups pastry flour
• 1 qt. yogurt
  
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1 1/2 cups olive oil
• Sugar syrup
  

Preparation:

• Sift flour and mix with yogurt and soda. Knead well together. Heat olive oil until almost smoking. Drop dough by the teaspoonful into hot oil. Fry only a few at a time. They quickly rise to the surface, brown, and are ready to be skimmed out of the fat.

• Drain on absorbent paper. When all are fried, dip a few at a time in thin syrup. Serve it hot or cold.