4 cups flourplus additional if necessary
½ tsp salt
1 soup bowl full of golden unhulled sesame seeds, toasted
½ tsp saffron threads, crumbled
⅛ tsp Moroccan yellow colorant (or 1/2 teaspoon turmeric)
Pinch of mastic or gum arabic grains, mixed with 1/4 tsp. of sugar and crushed into a powder
1 extra-large egg
¼ cup butter, melted
¼ cup vinegar
1 tsp yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water
5 cups (4 lbs.) honey
2 tbsp orange flower water
6.50 vegetable oil, for frying
½ cup golden unhulled sesame seeds, toasted, for decorating
