Balah-Isham (Deep Fried Cream Puffs Pastry)

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Sugar Syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• lemon, juice of

1. In a large saucepan, heat water and butter until butter melts.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Remove from the heat source, add flour and baking powder, mix well, then return to the heat and mix.
4. Form dough into a ball in the center.
5. Remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition.
6. Add vanilla with 5th egg.
7. (This is a basic Cream Puffs recipe, if you pipe onto a cookie sheet and bake at 375F degrees for 2/3 minutes, you can fill with whipped cream and top with melted chocolate, then chill.)
8. Spoon dough into a pastry bag with a medium star tip (pipe into 3-inch long lengths), and deep fry in corn oil until lightly browned.
9. Pour sugar syrup over"balah-isham" while still warm.
10. Sugar syrup: put water, sugar and lemon in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, simmer over medium heat for 20-30 minutes.
11. Should thicken when it cools.

water, butter, flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, sugar syrup, water, sugar, lemon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/balah-isham-deep-fried-cream-puffs-pastry-13041 (may not work)