Picarones With Fig Chancaca Syrup

Ingredients

• 1 small apple, halved
• ½ medium orange, zest removed in wide strips with a vegetable peeler
• 1 3" cinnamon stick
• 2 whole cloves
• 8 oz. chancaca (piloncillo) or 1 (packed) cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup dried figs
• ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. (125 g) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. aniseed
• 1 Tbsp. cardamom pods
• 2 tsp. aniseed
• 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 lb.), peeled, coarsely chopped
• 2 tsp. active dry yeast
• 1½ tsp. granulated sugar
• 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
• 1¼ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, divided
• Vegetable oil (for frying)
• A layer of cheesecloth; a deep-fry thermometer; a wooden chopstick or skewer

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