What is Sfenj?

Sfenj are donuts that are known to meal sold by many Moroccan street retailers. Recipes that were useful as a snack for breakfast or tea differ slightly among chefs, but they share the fact that the dough is unsweetened and does not contain milk or eggs. They are generally used while they are still hot and are consumed with mint tea, a traditional Moroccan drink. Yeast is dissolved in warm water and dry ingredients are sown in a bowl. In the middle of dry ingredients, where the liquid is added slowly and mixed, the cavity is produced. Mixing can be done with a spoon or hands. The resulting dough should be relatively sticky and not allow shaping. As soon as so, the dough should be doubled to the tripping fully increased and should be light and filled with air bubbles.

is deeply fried in very hot oil. To avoid gluing, the hands of the chef wet should be wet when dividingThe dough into the plum sizes, which then flattened slightly and pushed the finger to form the shape of the donut. They are cooked until the gold and crispy on the outside and then removed from the oil and placed on the paper towel to remove excess oil.

street sellers all over Morocco and other North African countries are sold by Sfenj, Fresh Out of the Frier. They use skewers to remove donuts from the oil and immediately serve. Some people immerse freshly cooked, slightly cooled Sfenj in normal or icing sugar and turn a spicy bowl into a delicious sweet treatment.

There are many variations of the basic recipe, including orange flavored Sfenj. In this recipe, the orange juster is added to the bat. Freshly boiled donuts are immersed in powder sugar and orange peel. They are very fragrant and often served on special occasions or on holiday days.

Most often the ritual is to eat sfenj, whether for breakfast or as a snack, accompanied by drinking hotdrinks. Morocco is known for its strong, fragrant coffee and mint tea served in small, decorated with glasses.