Loukoumades (Greek Honey Doughnuts)

Name: Loukoumades (Greek Honey Doughnuts)
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek Cuisine
Ingredients: 300 g all-purpose flour (about 2 1/2 cups); 10 g instant dry yeast (about 1 tbsp); 1 tsp sugar (for the dough); 1/2 tsp salt; 300 ml lukewarm water (1 1/4 cups); 1 tbsp olive oil (for the dough); 1 liter sunflower oil, for frying; 120 ml honey (1/2 cup); 100 g sugar for the syrup (1/2 cup); 120 ml water for the syrup (1/2 cup); 1 cinnamon stick and 2-3 strips of lemon peel (for the syrup); 60 g walnuts, coarsely chopped (to serve); 1 tsp ground cinnamon (to serve)

Crisp, airy Greek fried dough balls soaked in warm honey syrup and finished with cinnamon and walnuts.

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Prep: 1 h 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 1 h 40 min
Serves: 6
Level: Medium

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Loukoumades are the Greek version of Turkish lokma; the name came through Turkish from an Arabic word meaning "a mouthful". Frying dough balls and pairing them with sweet syrup is a very old tradition across the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, living on under many names.

According to a popular story, honey-coated fried dough balls were handed out as prizes in ancient Greece and are the distant ancestors of loukoumades, though the connection is uncertain. Today loukoumades are a fixture of Greek street stalls and dedicated loukoumades shops, traditionally served with honey, cinnamon and walnuts.

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