Balkan Tulumbe Pastries Recipes

TULUMBA (ALBANIAN VERSION)

Steps:

• SYRUP:.
• Put the sugar, water and lemon juice into a saucepan, and after melting the sugar by stirring, allow it to boil until moderately thick.
• Set aside to cool.
• PASTRY:.
• Heat the margarine in a saucepan, add the water and salt and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat and add the flour at once.
• Stir the mixture constantly with a wooden spoon and continue until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball.
• This should take 6 minutes, then remove pan from heat and set aside to cool.
• When cool, add the eggs and knead for approximately 10 minutes.
• Using a pastry bag with a large nozzle or a serrated spoon, put 7-8 pastries in a pan containing the heated olive oil.
• Start frying the pastry over low heat, increase heat when pastry puffs up a bit and fry until golden.
• Remove fried pastry with a perforated spoon, draining away the oil, then put into the syrup.
• Strain off the syrup, place tulumba on serving plate and serve when cool.