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Loukoumades
Golden puffs of fried dough soaked in honey syrup with cinnamon and walnuts. Greece's oldest dessert, still the best.
The whole recipe in 60 seconds
Loukoumades, in 5 ideas
- The batter should be thick and elastic, almost like bread dough.
- Keep the oil at 170C, too cool and they soak up grease.
- Drain them well before the honey bath.
- Warm honey syrup soaks in better than cold.
- Crushed walnuts and cinnamon are the classic finish.
What you need
Ingredients
- 250g flour
- 7g instant yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 200ml warm water
- 1 tsp salt
- Oil, for frying
- 200g honey
- 100ml water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 50g walnuts, crushed
How to make it
Directions
- Mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt and warm water into a thick batter. Cover and rise 1 hour until doubled.
- Heat oil to 170C (340F).
- Drop spoonfuls of batter into the oil and fry, turning, until deep golden, about 3 minutes per batch.
- Drain on a rack.
- Warm the honey with 100ml water, pour over the hot puffs, and dust with cinnamon and walnuts.
Money saver. A deep pot of oil fries a huge batch, making this the cheapest crowd dessert you can make.