Name: Loukoumas (Greek Donuts with Honey) II
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons active dry yeast; 1.5 cups warm water; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 scant teaspoon salt; for frying vegetable oil; as needed honey (preferably thyme honey); to taste cinnamon; as needed walnuts, crushed; to taste sesame seeds

Dessert

8 servings

279 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Combine the yeast and 1/2 cup warm water.

Active dry yeastWarm water

Step 2

Mix the flour with the salt in a deep bowl.

All-purpose flourSalt

Step 3

Add the yeast mixture and 1 cup warm water to the flour and mix into a uniform thin paste.

Active dry yeastWarm waterAll-purpose flour

Step 4

Cover and leave in the shade for 1½–2 hours until it rises and forms bubbles under the surface.

Active dry yeastWarm waterAll-purpose flour

Step 5

Heat several inches of vegetable oil in a deep frying pan.

Vegetable oil

Step 6

Drop large spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil to make fritters.

All-purpose flourActive dry yeastWarm water

Step 7

Fry, turning as they puff up, 3–5 minutes until golden brown all over; do not crowd the pan.

All-purpose flourActive dry yeastWarm waterVegetable oil

Step 8

Remove fritters with a strainer or ladle and place on paper towels; keep warm.

All-purpose flourActive dry yeastWarm water

Step 9

Drizzle loukoumas with honey.

Honey (preferably thyme honey)

Step 10

Sprinkle with cinnamon, crushed walnuts, and/or sesame seeds to taste.

CinnamonWalnuts, crushedSesame seeds

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.