🇲🇰 North Macedonian Cuisine

Tulumba

Fried Syrup-Soaked Pastry

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 325 kcal

Ridged, deep-fried choux dough fingers soaked in lemon-scented sugar syrup until crispy outside and dripping with sweetness.

Ingredients

1 Make syrup: boil sugar and water 10 min, add lemon juice. Cool completely.
2 Heat water and butter until boiling. Add flour all at once, stir vigorously until dough forms a ball.
3 Cool slightly, then beat in eggs one at a time until smooth.
4 Pipe 5cm ridged fingers and fry at 170°C until deep golden.
5 Immediately plunge hot pastries into cold syrup for 2 min.
6 Drain and serve.

Did You Know?

The name tulumba comes from the Turkish word for "pump," referring to the piping bag used to shape the dough.