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Awama donuts served in syrup
Crispy honey-glazed dough balls

Awama (Middle Eastern Glazed Doughnuts)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Awama (or Luqaimat) is the Middle Eastern 'donut bonbon'. These tiny yeast dough balls are fried until crispy and then immediately plunged into cold syrup. The key is thermal shock: the hot dough sucks up the cold syrup, resulting in a juicy interior and a glass-like crunchy coating. Dangerously addictive!
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 10 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 35 mins
🍽️ Servings 6 servings
🔥 Calories 350 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Middle Eastern

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Deep pot for frying
  • Piping bag or spoon
  • Slotted spoon

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat

Instructions

1 ✓

Proof the yeast in the lukewarm water with a pinch of sugar.

Tip: Wait for it to foam.
2 ✓

Mix the flour, cornstarch, salt, and remaining sugar. Pour in the yeast mixture.

Tip: Cornstarch weakens the gluten network, making the crust crispier.
3 ✓

Mix the batter (it will be sticky and stretchy). Let rise for 60 minutes.

Tip: The texture should resemble thick pancake or dumpling batter.
4 ✓

Heat oil to medium heat. With wet hands, pinch balls of dough (or squeeze through your fist and cut with a spoon) and drop into the oil.

Tip: Water prevents sticking.
5 ✓

Fry until golden brown, stirring constantly.

Tip: Stirring ensures they stay round and brown evenly.
6 ✓

Drop the hot balls immediately into cold syrup, toss, and remove.

Tip: The pores of the hot dough absorb the cold syrup.

Recipe FAQ

Why did they get soft so quickly?
They weren't fried crispy enough, or the syrup was warm. The secret to crunch is frying twice (first until pale, rest, then until golden)—though this recipe uses a single fry, double frying is worth a try.
The batter is too runny, is that wrong?
No, this batter should be like dumpling batter, not kneadable dough.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Lukewarm Water (+1-2 tbsp if needed)
  • 2 cups Vegetable Oil (for frying)
  • 1 cup Cold Honey or Simple Syrup