Matzoh Confection

Name: Matzoh Confection
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 48 pieces
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups water; 1 cup sugar; Few drops lemon juice; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 8 sheets plain matzoh; 3 eggs; 1 cup vegetable oil; Sugar and cinnamon mixture, optional

Recipe from Egypt

Adapted by Marian Burros

Total Time: About 20 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:48 pieces

Sugar Syrup

1¼cups water
1cup sugar
Few drops lemon juice
1teaspoon cinnamon

Matzohs

8sheets plain matzoh
3eggs
1cup vegetable oil
Sugar and cinnamon mixture, optional

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Preparation

Sugar Syrup
1. Step 1
  Simmer the water, sugar and lemon for 10 minutes; add cinnamon and cool.
Matzohs
1. Step 2
  Break each matzoh into 6 equal pieces. If matzoh crumbles, put a damp cloth on it to soften.
2. Step 3
  Heat oil in pan.
3. Step 4
  Beat eggs thoroughly; dip matzoh into eggs and fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
4. Step 5
  Dip hot matzohs in cold syrup and sprinkle, if desired, with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.