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Classic Tulumba soaked in syrup
Turkish fried dough dessert in syrup

Classic Tulumba (Turkish Fried Dough in Syrup)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Tulumba is the sweet legacy of the Ottoman Empire: ribbed, golden brown fritters with a crunchy shell hiding a syrupy, soft interior. The secret is the play of temperatures: hot dough greedily sucks up ice-cold sugar syrup, creating the perfect texture. Found in Turkey from street vendors to elegant pastry shops.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 25 mins
⌛ Total Time 2 hrs
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 580 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Turkish

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Heavy pot for dough
  • Piping bag with star tip (sturdy material)
  • Scissors
  • Slotted spoon

Allergen Information

⚠️ Egg
⚠️ Wheat

Instructions

1 ✓

START: Make the syrup! Boil water, sugar, and lemon juice. Simmer 10-15 mins until honey-thick. Refrigerate until ice cold.

Tip: Lemon juice prevents sugar crystallization (inversion).
2 ✓

Boil dough water with salt, sugar, and butter. Remove from heat, dump in flour and cornstarch at once.

Tip: Cornstarch aids in creating a crispier structure.
3 ✓

Return to heat, stir vigorously 2-3 mins until dough forms a ball and 'sizzles', filming the pot bottom.

Tip: This 'dries' the dough, essential for absorbing eggs later.
4 ✓

Transfer to cold bowl, let cool to lukewarm. Beat in eggs one by one.

Tip: Add next egg only after previous is fully absorbed. Result is a thick, sticky paste.
5 ✓

Fill star-tipped piping bag. Pour COLD oil into deep pan. Pipe 2-inch strips into cold oil, cutting ends with scissors.

Tip: Hot oil would burn the outside immediately and cause explosions. Start cold!
6 ✓

Heat oil to medium. Fritters will float. Flip and fry until golden brown.

Tip: Be patient, slow frying guarantees crunch.
7 ✓

Transfer hot fritters immediately to ICE COLD syrup. Soak 2-3 mins, then drain.

Tip: Temperature shock drives syrup into the pores.

Recipe FAQ

Why is the outside soft?
Syrup probably wasn't cold enough, or dough wasn't fried enough. Syrup must be thick and ice cold.
Why is the inside raw?
Oil was too hot, burning the outside before inside cooked. Start in lukewarm oil!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Water (for dough)
  • 1 tsp Sugar (for dough)
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour (sifted)
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch
  • 4 cups Vegetable Oil (for frying)
  • 1 cup Water (for syrup)
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar (for syrup)
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice