Lgeimat (Saffron Flavored Fritters)

Name: Lgeimat (Saffron Flavored Fritters)
Ingredients: These fluffy fritters, soaked in a syrup flavored with saffron, cardamom, and cinnamon, are a favorite Emirati dessert; MAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 DOZEN; INGREDIENTS; FOR THE SYRUP:; 2 cups sugar; 2 tsp. saffron; 2 green cardamom pods, crushed; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice; FOR THE FRITTERS:; 2 cups flour; 1 tbsp. sugar; 1 tbsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt; 1 egg, lightly beaten; Canola oil, for frying

Lgeimat (Saffron Flavored Fritters) was pinched from <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Lgeimat-Saffron-Flavored-Fritters" target="_blank">www.saveur.com.</a>

"These fluffy fritters, soaked in a syrup flavored with saffron, cardamom, and cinnamon, are a favorite Emirati dessert during Ramadan. This recipe first appeared in SAVEUR Issue #140 along with Anissa Helou's story Breaking the Fast...."

INGREDIENTS

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These fluffy fritters, soaked in a syrup flavored with saffron, cardamom, and cinnamon, are a favorite Emirati dessert

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MAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 DOZEN

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INGREDIENTS

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FOR THE SYRUP:

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2 cups sugar

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2 tsp. saffron

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2 green cardamom pods, crushed

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1 cinnamon stick

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1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

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FOR THE FRITTERS:

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2 cups flour

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1 tbsp. sugar

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1 tbsp. baking powder

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1 tsp. baking soda

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1/2 tsp. kosher salt

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1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

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1 egg, lightly beaten

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Canola oil, for frying

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