Loukoumades
Greek honey puffs — a loose yeast batter squeezed from the fist into hot oil, fried into crisp golden balls and drenched in warm honey syrup with cinnamon and walnuts. They are made to order and eaten at once, while still crackling.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 300 ml lukewarm water
- 7 g dried yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 300 g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 l sunflower oil, for frying
- 150 g honey
- 100 g sugar, for the syrup
- 100 ml water, for the syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 50 g walnuts, finely chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 11195 kcal · P 41g · C 479.9g · F 1036.1g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the lukewarm water and leave for 10 minutes, until foamy.
- 2Whisk it into the flour and salt and beat for 2 minutes into a smooth, thick, stretchy batter, like a thick pancake batter.
- 3Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled and full of bubbles.
- 4Simmer the honey with the sugar and water for the syrup for 5 minutes and keep the syrup warm.
- 5Heat the oil in a deep pan to 175°C.
- 6Take a handful of batter, squeeze it up between your thumb and forefinger and scoop off walnut-sized balls with a teaspoon dipped in the hot oil, dropping them into the pan.
- 7Fry in batches for 3–4 minutes, turning, until deep golden all over, and lift out onto kitchen paper. Too many at once cools the oil and they turn greasy.
- 8Toss the hot puffs in the warm syrup or pour it over them, pile them on a plate, sprinkle with cinnamon and walnuts and serve at once.
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Questions and answers
How long does Loukoumades take to make?
About 100 minutes: 75 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Loukoumades?
10 ingredients: lukewarm water, dried yeast, sugar, plain flour, salt, sunflower oil, honey, water, ground cinnamon, walnuts.
How many servings does this Loukoumades recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Loukoumades?
About 1866 kcal, with 6.8 g protein, 80 g carbohydrate and 172.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Loukoumades recipe suit?
It is vegetarian and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Loukoumades?
Loukoumades comes from Greek cuisine.
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