How To Make Traditional Delicious Sfenj Recipe Hanukkah ספינג׳

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness while brown sugar is more economical.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar provides a lower glycemic index option.

In a big bowl, add 1 kilo of flour that has been strained.

Add 2 tablespoons of dry yeast and 1/2 cup of sugar to the flour.

Pour in 3 1/2 cups of water and mix the ingredients together.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and continue to knead the dough for 10 more minutes.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place a kitchen towel on top, letting it sit for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, check the dough; it should have risen well.

Wet your hands and release the dough from the sides of the bowl.

Cover the dough again with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, letting it sit for another hour.

After the second hour, check the dough; it should have risen again.

Warm up oil for deep frying and place a carrot in the oil to absorb excess oil.

Prepare a plate under a strainer to hold the finished sfenj.

Wet your hands again and take a handful of dough, making a hole in the middle to form a ring.

Expand the dough ring and carefully place it in the hot oil.

Fry the sfenj until golden brown on both sides, flipping them as needed.

Remove the sfenj from the oil and place them in the strainer to drain excess oil.

Dust the sfenj with powdered sugar before serving.

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