Categories: Desserts, Jewish 
      Yield: 24 servings 
  
      1 c  -Water 
    1/2 c  Oil 
      2 tb Sugar 
    1/8 ts -Salt 
      1 c  Matzo cake meal 
      4 lg Eggs 
           Peanut oil 
           Pistachios; chopped or 
           -coarsely ground 
 
-------------------------------BAKLAVA SYRUP------------------------------- 
      3 c  Sugar 
  1 1/2 c  -Water 
      2    Oranges; juice of, up to 3 
      1    Lemon; juice of 
    3/4 ts Cinnamon 
    3/4 ts Cardamom; ground (optional) 
  
  SYRUP: Bring sugar, water, orange juice and lemon juice to a boil in a deep 
  saucepan. Cook over low to medium heat until the syrup is thickened and 
  clear, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the spices. 
  Refrigerate 
  for 12 to 24 hours for best results. 
  LOUKOUMADES: Combine water, oil, sugar and salt in a saucepan and bring to 
  a 
  boil. Add matzo meal all at one time. Beating all the while, continue to 
  cook 
  the dough until it pulls away from the sides of the pot and forms a large 
  ball. 
  Remove from heat and continue mixing for 5 to 10 minutes to help the 
  dough to cool to lukewarm. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly 
  after each addition. 
  Drop by heaping teaspoons into hot oil. They will submerge into the 
  oil and then rise. Make sure that they fry n both sides and have a 
  uniform golden color. Dip in syrup  and stack on a plate in the shape 
  of a mountain. Sprinkle with coarsely ground or chopped pistachio 
  nuts. 
  * may be made with flour other times of the year