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Sfenj - Moroccan Doughnuts

Sfenj – Moroccan Doughnuts

Sfenj is prepared fresh in the morning and served while still warm for breakfast. 

Course afternoon tea, breakfast, brunch, deep fried, donuts, doughnuts
Cuisine moroccan cuisine, morocco
Keyword Sfenj – Moroccan Doughnuts
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 14 pieces
Author Labsalliebe

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FOR SFENJ

  • 500 g flour
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 pack of dry yeast
  • 400 ml lukewarm water
  • 1 l vegetable oil for frying

TOPPING

  • 3 tbsp honey or sugar

Instructions

PREPARATION SFENJ

  1. Place the flour, sugar, and salt in a large flat bowl, form a mold in the middle, and add the dry yeast.

  2. Little by little, add the lukewarm water and mix everything by hand to a sticky dough.

  3. Pull the dough up and drop it back into the bowl with a clap so that you beat air into the dough. Repeat this procedure for about 15 minutes until the dough bubbles and becomes nice and elastic. I am telling you, this is the best biceps workout.

  4. Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover it with a tablecloth, and leave in a warm place for 2 hours until the dough triples in size. Important, do not knead the dough at all from now on.

  5. Heat the fat in a pot to 180°.

  6. Rub your hands with some oil, tear off a piece of dough, poke a hole in the center with your finger, and pull it out into a wide ring.

  7. Slide the dough quickly but carefully into the oil. The dough sinks to the bottom of the pan, shrinks a bit, and then floats to the top within seconds.

  8. Turn them now and then and fry them until they are crispy and golden.

  9. Scoop out with a skimmer, and place on a plate lined with paper towels.

Recipe Notes

Sfenj taste best when warm and rolled in a little sugar or honey. When they get cold, they are a bit more firm in consistency. You can warm them up in the air fryer at 180° for 3-4 minutes or bake them again.