CRULLERS WITH CARDAMOM

CRULLERS  WITH CARDAMOM:
INGREDIENTS:      (  serves  12 )

Pastry:
1   cup  water
1/2  cup butter
2  tbsp  sugar
1  tsp  saffron
1/2  tsp  ground cardamom
1/2  tsp  salt
1   cup  flour
3  large eggs

Sugar  syrup:
1-1/2  cup  sugar
1  cup  water
1  tsp saffron
1  slice  lemon peel
1  tbsp   lemon juice
Ground pistachio- corn oil

METHOD:

• You will  need  wok/  frying pan.
• Pastry: In a saucepan, combine the water, butter, sugar, saffron, cardamom and salt. Bring to a rolling boil over medium - high heat. Immediately add all the flour at once, and stir hard with a wooden spoon until all the flour is incorporated, cook, stirring, about 2 minutes.
• Scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl. Mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, add 1 egg at a time. Mix until the dough is smooth and gloosy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick.
• pour the vegetable oil into the pan to a depth of 2 inches. Heat well.
• Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, pipe the dough into the hot oil. Fry, turning once, until lightly browned. Drain the crullers on a kitchen paper; then dip them completely in the sugar syrup. Drain. Sprinkle with pistachio.
• Sugar syrup: In  a saucepan, put sugar, water, saffron, lemon peel and lemon juice. Bring to boil then simmer 8- 10 minutes. Serve cold.