Loukoumades 🍯 Greek Honey Puffs 🇬🇷 (Honey Doughnuts)

Description

Tiny golden dough puffs dipped in warm honey, dusted with cinnamon, and showered with walnuts—crisp outside, custardy-soft inside. 🍥🍯

Hook: Simple yeasted batter, one rise, quick fry—bakery-level, honey-glossed bites. ⚡

Ingredients

• Batter
• 🌾 All-purpose flour: 260 g (2 cups / 9.2 oz)
• 🍚 Sugar: 12 g (1 tbsp / 0.4 oz)
• 🧂 Fine salt: 1.5 g (¼ tsp / 0.05 oz)
• 🍞 Instant yeast: 7 g (2¼ tsp / 0.25 oz)
• 💧 Warm water (40–45°C / 104–113°F): 300 ml (1¼ cups / 10 fl oz)
• 🫒 Olive oil (in batter): 10 ml (2 tsp / 0.34 fl oz)
• For frying & finish
• 🛢️ Neutral oil (frying): 750 ml (3 cups / 25 fl oz)
• 🍯 Honey: 120 ml (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
• 💧 Water: 30 ml (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍋 Lemon juice: 10 ml (2 tsp / 0.34 fl oz)
• 🌿 Ground cinnamon: 1 g (½ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• 🌰 Walnuts, finely chopped (optional): 20 g (2 tbsp / 0.7 oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Make batter: Whisk 🌾 flour, 🍚 sugar, 🧂 salt, and 🍞 yeast. Add 💧 warm water and 🫒 oil; whisk to a smooth, thick batter (like loose yogurt). Cover and rise in a warm spot 45–60 min until doubled and bubbly.
2. 2️⃣ Honey glaze: Warm 🍯 honey with 💧 water and 🍋 lemon just to loosen; keep warm.
3. 3️⃣ Fry: Heat oil to 175°C / 350°F. With a wet teaspoon (or oiled hands), drop marble-size scoops of batter into the oil. Fry 2–3 min, turning, until deep golden. Drain on a rack.
4. 4️⃣ Finish: Toss warm puffs with the honey glaze; dust with 🌿 cinnamon and sprinkle 🌰 walnuts. Serve immediately.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 15 min (+ rise 45–60 min)
🔥 Cook: 15 min
⏳ Total: 30 min active (75–90 min with rise)

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