Wattleseed Lokma with Strawberry Gum Syrup
/Recipe by Nornie Bero
Ingredients
1 tsp instant dry yeast
3.5 cups all purpose flour
1 tbs sugar
2 cups luke warm water
Pinch salt
2tsp wattleseeds
Macadamia ½ cup
Pistachio ¼ cup
Strawberry gum Syrup
2 tbs strawberry gum
2 cups water
2.5 caster sugar
1 tbs lemon juice
1 lemon peel
½ peppperberries
500ml veggie oil
Method
On a mid to high heat, place water, sugar and strawberry gum in a small pot bring to boil until sugar is dissolved. Then add lemon juice, lemon peel and pepperberry bring to boil until lightly syrup.
Mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt and wattleseed together add luke warm water slowly until you have a sticky dough set aside to proof for 1hour.
Heat oil for frying. Stir proofed dough with a spatula to help release the air in the dough. Oil; hands grab some dough in the palm of your hand and squeeze small ball shaped dough ball between your thumb and forefinger and pop balls into the frying oil until golden brown.