Loukoumades, also known as lokmas or greek donuts, are deep-fried balls of dough spiced with cinnamon and served with oodles of honey. Best garnished with crushed pistachios these ping-pong sized sweet and sticky donuts are finger-lickn’ scrumptious. Just pick some, pop them in your mouth, and soak in the sweet deliciousness.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Caters To: 10 gobblers or 30 loukoumades
Challenge Level: Intermediate
From the Pantry:
Honey Syrup-
- 100 ml Greek honey
- 100 ml water
- 10 grams sugar
- ½ stick cinnamon
- 2 cardamom pods
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Loukoumades-
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 grams dry instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- ¼ cup lukewarm milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Cook Away:
Honey Syrup-
- In a saucepan, add Greek honey, water, sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and orange zest
- Bring to boil and reduce heat to low. Allow the mixture to gently simmer for 3-4 minutes, until reduced to a syrup consistency
- Remove from heat and set aside
Loukoumades-
- In a bowl, add all-purpose flour, yeast, sugar, and salt
- Pour water, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix well until it reaches a batter consistency
- Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and place in a warm spot to proof for 1 to 2 hours. The mixture should be soft, bubbly, and double in size
- Once the batter is ready, heat oil in a heavy bottom pan
- Transfer the batter to piping bag with a 2 centimeters tip
- Pipe the batter into hot oil, cutting the batter using scissors to form ping-pong sized donuts
- Cook the donuts for 5 minutes or until golden brown, flipping after 2-3 minutes to ensure even cooking
- Remove excess oil using a paper towel
- Pour a generous amount of the honey syrup while the loukoumades are piping hot
- Garnish with pistachios and serve
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