Fritters with Syrup

The poor man’s dessert, zalabiyeh, are fried and served immediately sprinkled with icing sugar or syrup. In Nablus, they are traditionally served for breakfast with halawet el-qaryeh, a thick and sweet pumpkin preserve. I love zalabiyeh with azarole jelly; the day my mother cooked this jelly she always treated us to the fritters that we dipped in the first batch of barely cooled jelly.

Any leftover dough will do; however, the traditional way is the simple