Tunisia · Middle East & North Africa

Ftayer

Ftayer (placeholder image)
Tunisian fried yeasted dough, eaten plain with sugar or with an egg, a market breakfast.
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Ftayer

60 minTotal
8Servings
2/5Effort
3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour
  • 7 g yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 350 ml warm water
  • oil for frying
  • sugar or eggs

Instructions

  1. Mix a soft, sticky dough and beat 5 min.
  2. Rise 1 hr.
  3. With oiled hands, stretch pieces into thin rounds.
  4. Fry until puffed and golden.
  5. Dust with sugar, or fry an egg into the center.