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Tulumba tatlısı
Tulumba tatlısı: ridged choux fingers fried crisp and plunged into lemon syrup
TurkishTulumba is the sweet you buy by the box from Turkish dessert shops for a quick treat or an unannounced visit: ridged fingers of choux-style dough, fried until crunchy, then dropped into cold syrup so they stay crisp outside and soak through within. Street vendors in Istanbul sell them warm in paper cones. A piping bag with a large star nozzle gives the ridges. Common mistake: frying in oil that is too hot; the outside browns before the inside puffs, leaving them raw and gummy. Chef's tip: start the dough in warm, not hot, oil and raise the heat slowly, so they swell and crisp evenly.
- Total time
- 65 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the syrup
For the dough
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Boil 1 ⅛ lb sugar and 1 ¾ cups water for 10 minutes, add 1 tbsp lemon juice and leave to cool completely.
10 minStep 2: Bring 1 cup water, 1 ⅜ oz butter and 1 pinch salt to the boil, tip in 6 ½ oz plain flour and 1 tbsp fine semolina all at once and beat over a low heat for 3 minutes, until the dough forms a ball and leaves a film on the pan.
3 minStep 3: Cool for 10 minutes, then beat in 2 eggs one at a time until the dough is smooth, glossy and holds a peak.
10 minStep 4: Spoon into a piping bag with a 1.5 cm star nozzle. Pour 4 ¼ cups sunflower oil into a deep pan and warm it gently to about 250°F.
Step 5: Pipe 5 cm lengths straight into the oil, snipping them off with oiled scissors. Raise the heat gradually and fry for 10–12 minutes, turning, until puffed, crisp and evenly golden. Common mistake: starting in very hot oil, which leaves them raw inside.
30 minStep 6: Lift the hot tulumba straight into the cold syrup for 2 minutes, then drain on a rack. Serve the same day.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 400 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 70 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tulumba tatlısı take?
- About 65 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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