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Zambian Fritters with Orange Syrup
- 300g bread flour
- 12g fresh yeast or 10g instant
- 30ml sugar
- 2ml salt
- 300ml water
- 15ml veg oil
- Veg oil for deep frying
For the syrup
- 90g sugar
- Zest of 2 oranges
- 1 cup Clover Krush Orange Juice
For the icing:
- Orange juice and icing sugar
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Rub yeast into a little bit of the flour then add the rest of the flour, mix in sugar, salt, water, and veg oil to make a soft dough.
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Set aside in a warm spot until doubled in volume.
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Once proved, heat vegetable oil in a large wok or deep fat fryer and drop spoonfuls of the dough into the hot oil.
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Fry until golden brown and cooked through approx. 5 minutes.
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For the syrup, put all ingredients in a pan and heat until sugar has dissolved and syrupy.
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Make thick icing with icing sugar and orange juice.
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Drizzle icing over the fritters and serve with syrup on the side.
