Sugar Balls with Syrup

Sample Dishes from Turkish Cuisine

Sugar Balls with Syrup (Şekerpare)

Preparation

Put the sugar and water in a saucepan, boil for 5 minutes, add the lemon juice and boil for another minute or two and turn off the heat. Melt the margarine and cool until semi -stiff. Break the egg in a bowl, add the icing sugar and beat for 5 minutes. Add the melted margarine and beat for another 2-3 minutes. Mix together flour, salt, soda, lemon rinds and vanilla, then gradually add to the beaten egg mixture and make a dough. Divide the dough into walnut size balls and press a blanched almond into the center of each piece. Place them on a baking pan about 2 cm. apart. Bake for approximately 30 minutes until golden brown in a pre-heated moderate oven. Remove from the oven and pour the cold syrup over them at once. When cooled, transfer to a service dish.

Servings: 6

Nutritional Value
(in approximately one serving)