Zalabiya -- Yemenite Chanuka Doughnuts Recipe

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Zalabiya -- Yemenite Chanuka Doughnuts
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
786
Calories
Total time
32
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 lbs flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 oz yeast
  • water (i used soy milk)
  • powdered sugar (for dredging)

Directions:

  1. Mix all the ingredients except for the water together.
  2. If you have to proof the yeast first (I don't) then proof it in a little warm water with some of the sugar.
  3. If using an electric mixer with a dough hook, start kneading the dough while slowly adding warm water, a little at a time, until you get a pliable, but slightly sticky dough.
  4. You don't want the dough to be stiff enough to pick up and throw at someone (don't laugh, it's been done before), but at the same time, you don't want the dough to be so gloopy you have to dish it out with a spoon.
  5. You want this to have a little substance, but still still to the bowl a bit, and to your hands.
  6. If you are working by hand, just read the above directions, but forget about the dough hook.
  7. First use a good, heavy wooden spoon, then start working and kneading with your hands.
  8. Let the dough rise until doubled.
  9. If you don't have enough patience for this, a good zap in the microwave for 30 seconds on high every 15 minutes or so should give that dough a good burst of energy.
  10. When the dough has doubled in bulk, punch it down (feels good, doesn't it), wipe the sticky dough off your hands, and let it rise until doubled again.
  11. Punch it down again.
  12. Pour about two inches of oil in a pot that's suitable for deep frying.
  13. I used a smallish pot and fried the zalabia two at a time.
  14. Pinch off a ping-pong ball-sized piece of dough.
  15. Shape it into a ball and then with your fingers, poke a hole and shape the dough into a doughnut.
  16. Fry in the hot oil, first on one side, then on the other, until golden brown.
  17. Be careful, they brown quickly.
  18. Drain on absorbent paper towels, and dredge with powdered sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 786.02 Kcal (3291 kJ)
Calories from fat 206.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.94g 35%
Cholesterol 27.28mg 9%
Sodium 3076.18mg 128%
Potassium 419.93mg 9%
Total Carbs 129.1g 43%
Sugars 19.79g 79%
Dietary Fiber 12.57g 50%
Protein 16.83g 34%
Iron 7.3mg 41%
Calcium 328.9mg 33%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 378.17 Kcal (1583 kJ)
Calories from fat 99.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.04g 35%
Cholesterol 13.13mg 9%
Sodium 1480.03mg 128%
Potassium 202.04mg 9%
Total Carbs 62.11g 43%
Sugars 9.52g 79%
Dietary Fiber 6.05g 50%
Protein 8.1g 34%
Iron 3.5mg 41%
Calcium 158.2mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.8
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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