Ingredients
Use the same measuring cup.

Dough
1 cup flour
3/4 cup water
4 cups oil
1/16 teaspoonful of salt
1 piece (or powder is better) of yeast. Use: Fleischmann’s RapidRise - Highly Active Yeast. Net WT 1/4 oz (7G).

Syrup
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of water
1 teaspoonful of lemon juice
2 teaspoonful of vanilla

Directions
Preparation of Syrup
Add sugar to water, stir on mild -heat stove until dissolved.
Add lemon juice and cook until it boils.
Use minimum heat until it gets viscous and thick (about 30 minutes).
Allow it to cool to room temperature.
Add vanilla.
Do not put it in the Refrigerator.

Preparation of Lkmt Alkady - Zalabia
Mix the yeast in the 2/3 cup of water. Add flour and mix will until it becomes dough.
Leave the dough in a warm area for about 2 hours.
Cover it with a cloth until the dough expands.
Cut the dough with a small scoop or a teaspoon.
Heat the oil and fry the scooped dough until light brown.
Put the hot cooked dough immediatly in the cold syrup, mix well for a minute.
Cover it with aluminum foil.
It tastes better if you eat it before it gets cold.