Name: Sfenj (Moroccan Doughnuts)
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour; 2 cups canola oil; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup ground pistachios; 1 cup honey; 1 tablespoon dry active yeast; Zest from 1 orange; 3 tablespoons sugar; 4 tablespoons plus 3/4 cup warm water

The fried, yeasted sfenj are substantially easier to make than sufganiyot , which was actually a reason that they lost popularity in the earlier days of pre-independence Israel. The Israeli National Labor Union that formed in the 1920s under the British Mandate pushed to make the jelly donut the symbolic food of Chanukah because unlike sfenj or even the potato pancake, the sufganiyah needed to be made by paid professionals, which meant more jobs for Jewish workers.

When making sfenj at home, you will find that they are tremendously easy to make and require very few ingredients. This is always a good sign for your prep time but perhaps a bit daunting, as fewer ingredients can often mean greater emphasis on technique . A hot pot of bubbling oil can also be intimidating. However, I impress upon you to be brave and remember that frying these delicious sfenj will not be as hard as fighting off an angry Assyrian army while out-numbered. Also be sure that any large shaggy animals are at a 

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all purpose flour

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milliliter

canola oil

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Coarse Salt

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pistachios

Honey

honey

Rising Agents

active dry yeast

Fresh Fruit

orange

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sugar

Water

water

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Iron

Sugar

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Lutein+zeaxanthin

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Manganese

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Riboflavin (B2)

Niacin (B3)

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Vitamin B6

Folic Acid (B9)

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Choline

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The fried, yeasted sfenj are substantially easier to make than sufganiyot , which was actually a reason that they lost popularity in the earlier days of pre-independence Israel. The Israeli National Labor Union that formed in the 1920s under the British Mandate pushed to make the jelly donut the sym

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