Balah El Sham (Arabic Mini Churros)

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    304
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This is a popular dessert throughout the Middle Eastern countries especially during the month of Ramadan. Crunchy mini churros deep fried to perfection and then soaked in a thick sugar syrup, the perfect sweetness with a delicious crunch. They are best enjoyed the day they are made.

recipe updated Feb 19, 2025

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    115 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    240 g
  • Pistachios icon
    Pistachios
    as needed
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    400 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    595 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    ½ teaspoon
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    3 teaspoons
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    5
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Paper towels
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Bowl - large
  • kCook icon Piping bag
  • kCook icon Plate
  • kCook icon Large saucepan

Step preview

  1. Attach the Stir Tool
  2. Add caster sugar, water, lemon juice and vanilla extract to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  3. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  4. Cook with splashguard fitted - 5 min, 95°C, Stir 1
  5. Pour syrup into bowl
  6. Set aside and let cool
  7. Fit a piping bag with a star nozzle and set aside
  8. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  9. Attach the Creaming Beater
  10. Add water and butter to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  11. Heat with splashguard fitted until melted - 1 min, 100°C, Speed OFF
  12. Then add all purpose flour, salt and vanilla extract to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  13. Cook with splashguard fitted - 1 min, 100°C, Speed 3
  14. Mix with splashguard fitted - 3 min, Speed 1
  15. Add egg to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl gradually while machine is running
  16. Mix with splashguard fitted - 1 min, Speed 4
  17. Mix with splashguard fitted - 30 sec, Speed Max
  18. Transfer mixture to piping bag then set aside
  19. Line a clean plate with paper towels then set aside
  20. Add vegetable oil to a clean large saucepan
  21. Heat - low heat
  22. Pipe the dough directly over the warm oil, shaping 6 cm fluted fingers
  23. Fry until golden brown - medium heat
  24. Transfer churros onto prepared plate
  25. Dip the drained churros in the cooled vanilla syrup until coated
  26. Transfer onto cooling rack
  27. Repeat the same with the rest of the mixture
  28. Top with pistachios
  29. Serve
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