Choux Fritters in Syrup

Name: Choux Fritters in Syrup (Tulumba)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 300 g (10½ oz/generous 1⅓ cups) caster (superfine) sugar; 40 g (1½ oz) butter; sunflower or other vegetable oil for deep-frying; sunflower or other vegetable oil for deep-frying; 200 g (7 oz/1⅓ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 3 eggs

Tulumba

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Very good little fritters that are at their best when freshly cooked. This version is not as sweet as the ones sold on the streets of Istanbul, which ooze with syrup.

Ingredients

Dough

40 g (1½ oz) butter
200 g (7

Asia
Turkey
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Istanbul

Method

First, make the syrup. Put the sugar and 300 ml (10¼ fl oz) water in a small saucepan, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Place the saucepan over low heat. Bring to the boil, still stirring, and skim