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Kadayıf dolması
Kadayıf dolması: Erzurum's walnut-stuffed pancakes, fried and soaked in syrup
In Erzurum, kadayıf means not shredded pastry but small, spongy pancakes cooked on one side only. For kadayıf dolması they're filled with walnuts, folded into half-moons, fried golden and plunged into syrup, and they are the city's pride on festival days and at weddings. The outside is crisp and syrupy, the inside soft and nutty. Common mistake: cooking the pancakes on both sides; the uncooked, bubbly top is what sticks the edges together. Chef's tip: the syrup must be cold and the dolma hot straight from the oil, so they absorb syrup without going soggy.
- Total time
- 80 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the syrup
For the pancakes
For the filling and frying
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Boil 14 oz sugar and 1 ½ cups water for 10 minutes, add 1 tbsp lemon juice and let the syrup cool completely.
10 minStep 2: Whisk 9 oz plain flour, ⅛ oz instant dried yeast, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt and 1 ¾ cups warm milk into a smooth batter like thick cream. Cover and rest 30 minutes, until bubbly.
30 minStep 3: Heat a non-stick pan over a medium-low heat with no oil. Pour in 2 tablespoons of batter to make a 10 cm round. Cook on one side only for 1–2 minutes, until the top is covered with holes and no longer wet. Repeat with all the batter, laying them out cooked side down.
20 minStep 4: Mix 7 oz walnuts with ½ tsp ground cinnamon. Put a heaped teaspoon in the centre of each pancake, fold into a half-moon and press the edges firmly to seal.
Step 5: Heat 2 ½ cups sunflower oil in a deep pan to 350°F. Fry the dolma a few at a time for 2 minutes a side, until deep golden and crisp.
12 minStep 6: Drop them straight from the oil into the cold syrup for 1 minute, turning once, then lift onto a platter. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kadayıf dolması take?
- About 80 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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