Yoyos A Tunisian Sweet Treat For Zwt 9 Recipes

Steps:

• pre heat oven to 180 degrees C.
• cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
• add essence.
• sift flour and custard powder together, fold into creamed mixture.
• roll teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls.
• place on oven tray, gently flatten with a floured fork (not to hard, you still want a thick cookie and it does not rise when baking).
• bake for 15-20 minutes, when cold sandwich together in pairs with butter filling.
• to make butter filling:.
• beat all ingredients until well combined.

Steps:

• Place eggs, oil, orange juice, 1 tbsp of coconut & sugar in a blender or food proc & process until smooth.
• Transfer the mixture to a lrg mixing bowl. Then sift in flour & baking soda. Knead to a soft dough (adding a sml amt of water if needed). Cover bowl & set aside to rest for 1 hour.
• Just before you are ready to cook the doughnuts, make the syrup by placing the sugar, water & lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil (while stirring) & cook until the sugar is dissolved.
• Reduce heat. Stir in the honey plus the remaining 1 tbsp of the coconut & simmer for 10 minutes. Keep warm.
• Heat a deep fat fryer to 350F (180C).
• Form the dough into balls about the size of a lrg walnut. Then flatten them slightly & punch a hole thru the center using your finger (which has been dipped in flour).
• Deep fry a few doughnuts at a time for about 4 min until golden brown on all sides. Drain on paper towels.
• Dip ea doughnut into the warm lemon-honey syrup & serve immediately.