Loukoumades - Greek Honey Donuts
Calories: 3
Adjust Servings Here: 18 Donuts
Description
Loukoumades, often referred to as Greek honey donuts, may seem intimidating to make. But they essentially are fried dough balls that are soaked in honey and topped with various toppings.
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups (250 g) Flour
- 1½ tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup (240 ml) Greek yogurt
- 1 large Egg
- ¼ cup (50 g) Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ tsp Cinnamon powder (optional)
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg fresh grated (optional)
Deep frying
- 1 ltr (4 cups) Cooking oil for deep frying
Honey syrup
- 1 cup (240 ml) Water
- ½ cup (100 g) Sugar
- ½ cup (170 g) Honey
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
Plus
- 2 - 4 tbsp Honey for drizzling
Instructions
Dough
- Oil - In a saucepan or pot, heat the oil for deep frying over medium-low heat until it reaches 325F.1 ltr Cooking oil
- Dry ingredients - Combine the flour with baking powder and salt. Set aside.2 cups Flour, 1½ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- Dough - In a bowl, combine the egg, yogurt, vanilla extract, sugar, and flour. Use a whisk to ensure no lumps.1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 large Egg, ¼ cup Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Balls - Using two spoons or a cookie scoop, drop little balls of batter into the hot oil. If you're not using a thermometer, dip a spoon in the oil, if bubbles form around the spoon the oil is ready.
- Fry - Deep fry until golden. Use a perforated spoon to take them out on a paper hand towel to absorb the excess oil.
Honey syrup
- Syrup - In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, simmer the water, lemon juice, sugar, and honey until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and cool until warm.1 cup Water, ½ cup Sugar, ½ cup Honey, 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Dip - Drop the warm donuts in the honey syrup for just 30 seconds and take them out.
- Drizzle - Place the donuts on a serving platter and drizzle with more honey.2 - 4 tbsp Honey
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