Friday 14 January 2011

Basic Recipe: Sugar Syrup


Sugar Syrup is poured over baked desserts like bakalawa and basbousa and all fried Arabic sweets are dipped in it for a sweet coating.

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tbspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey (optional)
1 tablespoon rose or orange blossom water (optional)



Place the sugar, water and lemon in a saucepan and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the rose or orange blossom water at the end.

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