~360 cal · 10g protein · 76g carbs · 1g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Soft golden fried dough with honey
🇦🇱 Tirana
Petulla are the beloved fried dough of Albania, a soft, slightly stretchy dough pulled into rough rounds and fried until golden and pillowy. A weekend and rainy-day breakfast, they are served hot and pulled apart, dipped in honey or jam, or eaten savory with crumbled feta and a glass of milk.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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3 cups flour
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2 tsp yeast
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1 tbsp sugar
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1 tsp salt
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as needed warm water
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as needed oil for frying
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to taste honey, jam, or feta, to serve
Instructions
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Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and warm water into a soft, sticky dough; let it rise.
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Heat oil for frying.
3
Pull off pieces, stretch into rough rounds, and fry until golden and puffed.
4
Drain on paper towels.
5
Serve hot with honey, jam, or crumbled feta.
Tirana tradition.
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Albania. Adriatic-Balkan cooking baked under yogurt and egg.
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