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Gers (gers)

Small fried bread fritters, golden and crisp on the outside, soft inside, scented with cardamom and rose water. Shared with family alongside tea or coffee, often at breakfast or during Ramadan.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sirop

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

504 kcal per serving

Protein
8.6 g
Carbohydrates
74.1 g
of which sugars
32.4 g
Fat
18.3 g
Fiber
2.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cardamom, baking powder and salt.
  2. Melt the butter and rub it into the mixture with your fingertips until it looks sandy.
  3. Add the lukewarm water and rose water, then knead until you have a soft, smooth dough. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, make the syrup: heat the sugar and water for 5 minutes over medium heat, then flavour with rose water and keep warm.
  5. Shape small dough balls the size of a walnut, then flatten them slightly between your palms.
  6. Heat the oil to 170 °C in a deep pan. Lower the gers in small batches and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, turning them, until nicely golden.
  7. Drain on paper towels, then dip them, still warm, in the syrup for 30 seconds before serving.

Variations and tips

Light version. Replace deep-frying with pan-cooking in a little oil, turning the gers until evenly coloured.

Chocolate filled. Push half a teaspoon of chocolate spread into the centre of each ball before sealing it.

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