Middle Eastern · Pastry

Salooq Fried Cardamom Crescents

Name: Salooq Fried Cardamom Crescents
Total time: 1 h 4 min
Yield: Makes about 24 crescents
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 125 ml milk; 300 g all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp ground cardamom; 125 g butter, melted; 1 L vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 60 g icing sugar, sifted

A tender cardamom and butter dough shaped into small crescents, fried until golden, and tossed in icing sugar. Eat warm or cold.

YieldMakes about 24 crescents
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 4 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

125 mlmilk
300 gall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
½ tspground cardamom
125 gbutter, melted

To finish

1 Lvegetable oil, for deep-frying
60 gicing sugar, sifted

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Cabbage family (any)
Cardamom
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Deep fryer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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