Best Loukoumathes Honey Puffs Recipes

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LOUKOUMATHES: HONEY PUFFS



Loukoumathes: Honey Puffs image

This recipe uses milk and a hefty helping of baking powder to create these small light fried balls of dough that are drizzled with honey and sprinkled with nuts. These are loved by all Greeks and are a traditional Greek Jewish sweet at Hanukkah.

Provided by Charlotte J

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 30 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons melted butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
oil (for frying)
honey, for drizzling
finely chopped walnuts
ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Sift the flour with the baking powder into a bowl.
  • Add sugar, oil (or butter or margarine), milk, and the egg, and mix with a wooden spoon until smooth.
  • Heat 1-2 inches of oil in a saucepan or deep frying pan to just below the smoke point (medium to medium-high on most stoves).
  • When the oil is hot, drop the batter by the small teaspoonful into the oil and fry until golden on all sides.
  • Drain on paper toweling.
  • Get enough dough on your spoon to equal the size of a unshelled almond.
  • Keep a small bowl of cold water next to the workspace and dip finger before pushing batter into the oil (to keep batter from sticking).
  • Place on serving platter and drizzle with honey.
  • Dust with walnuts and cinnamon, and serve.

HONEY PUFFS -- LOUKOUMATHES



HONEY PUFFS -- LOUKOUMATHES image

Categories     Olive

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package dry or 1 oz. fresh Yeast
2 cups warm Water
1 teaspoons Sugar
4 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
or vegetable oil Olive Oil
and cinnamon Honey

Steps:

  • Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water. Add 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 1/2 cups flour; beat batter until smooth, cover and leave in a warm place. When its size is doubled, add remaining water, salt and enough flour to make a thick batter. Cover again and allow to rise until it begins to bubble- about 1 1/2 hours. Heat plenty of oil in a deep frying pan. When it begins to smoke. drop in the dough in small spoonfuls, about 10 at a time. Fry over a moderately slow heat until puffed and golden brown; take them out with a perforated spoon and pour over honey. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve hot.

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