Recipe

Doughnuts Greek Loukoumades Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lor / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago Wonderful Greek doughnut recipe from Curtis Stone. Prep:30m Cook:8m Servings:30	Lor
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Ingredients

4 teaspoons / 15 g active dry yeast

2 cups / 450 ml lukewarm water (about 110°F/43°C)

4 cups / 510 g all purpose flour

1 teaspoon / about 5 g salt

Canola oil, for deep frying

1/3 cup / 65 g granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon / about 2 g ground cinnamon

1/3 cup / 110 g honey

1/3 cup / 45 g hazelnuts or almonds, toasted, husked and finely crushed

Directions

Whisk the yeast and 1/2 cup / 110 ml of lukewarm water in a medium bowl to blend.

Set aside for 5 minutes or until the yeast dissolves.

Whisk the remaining water into the yeast mixture.

Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.

Pour the yeast mixture over the flour mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until you have a well mixed batter.

The batter will be thick and sticky.

Cover the bowl of batter with a clean dish cloth and set aside in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours or until the batter has risen and doubled in size and small bubbles form.

Add enough oil to a large, deep frying pan to come halfway up the sides of the pan.

Heat the oil over a medium heat to 375°F / 190°C.

Combine the sugar and cinnamon in another large bowl and set aside. Stir the batter to deflate it.

Working in batches and using a tablespoon, spoon the batter one spoonful at a time into the hot oil (you can cook about 8 doughnuts at a time).

The batter will still be thick and sticky so the tablespoon will not fill neatly but will help as a guide to ensure the proportions are similar in size.

Fry for about 5 to 8 minutes or until the doughnuts puff and become golden brown, turning them occasionally to ensure they brown evenly. While frying, the batter will form round, puffy, irregularly shaped doughnuts.

Remove the doughnuts with a meshed or slotted spoon once they are golden and place them on a baking sheet lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.

Immediately toss the hot doughnuts in the cinnamon-sugar to coat.

Transfer the coated doughnuts to a warm platter.

Meanwhile, heat the honey in a small saucepan over medium heat until it is hot.

Drizzle the hot honey over the doughnuts.

Sprinkle with the crushed hazelnuts and serve immediately.

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Comments

shirleyoma 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Sounds fantastic!! Love Doughnuts! got my 5

carmenperez 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Alot of work but sounds so yummy
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jett2whit 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Take me home Curtis! I guess I shop in the wrong store. I'll keep dreamin'.
jett

debwin 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I can taste them now. They sound yummy!!

lunasea 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Fantastic and delicious-looking recipe. If I could watch that oh-so-delectable Curtis make them for me in person...even better. Heh...what a babe.

Thanks for the recipe, Lor!

momo_55grandma 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Grrek or non greek doughnuts are great thanks.

juliecake 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Wow! Certainly love the sound of these! I could most likely eat the entire batch myself...very bad!

cherylannxo 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Good afternoon Lor, About 15 years ago I went to an International Fair, and ate these and felt like I had died and gone to heaven. I have been looking for the recipe off and on since then but didn't know the name, just the nationality. Thank you for putting it out for me.Have a wonderful day...Cheryl (High 5)

chef_irish 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This Looks Lovely and I'm Going to Try Them!
High 5

linda2230 2 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Lor, I am saving this one too. Starting to collect different recipes to use during the fall and holiday season and this one looks yummy! Thank you! ~~~Judy~~~

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