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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 26 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil; stir until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium; add lime juice. Simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the syrup; let cool. | 2. Stir 2 cups water, 1 cup sugar, vegetable oil, and salt together in a pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Add flour; stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until batter forms into a ball. Cook until batter is shiny, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl; allow to cool, about 5 minutes. | 3. Flatten batter into the bottom of the bowl. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; mix until batter is creamy. Pour into a cloth piping bag fitted with a large star tip. | 4. Heat corn oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat until bubbly; reduce heat to medium-low. Squeeze 2 inches of batter onto an oiled spatula and lower into the hot oil; repeat until saucepan is full. Cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer pastries to a paper bag to drain, about 30 seconds. | 5. Soak hot pastries in syrup; transfer to a plate to cool, about 5 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	3	cups	divided	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
white sugar	2	cups	divided	1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
lime	1		juiced	1.2604	0.4245	0.0212	0.0035
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons	divided	24.191999999999997	1.0626	0.005	0.005
vegetable oil	2 1/2	cups		4697.9	0.0	0.0	545.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
purpose flour	1	cup		-	-	-	-
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
corn oil	2	cups		3924.0	0.0	0.0	436.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.