Loukoumades 🍯 Greek Honey Puffs 🇬🇷 (Honey Doughnuts)

Name: Loukoumades 🍯 Greek Honey Puffs 🇬🇷 (Honey Doughnuts)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Balkan
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)

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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

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.
2️⃣ Honey glaze: Warm 🍯 honey with 💧 water and 🍋 lemon just to loosen; keep warm.
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.
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)

Nutritional Value

🔋 Energy: ~290 kcal
💪 Protein: ~4 g
🧈 Fat: ~12 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~42 g
🧂 Sodium: ~120 mg

Advice

Keep the spoon (or hands) wet/oiled when portioning—the batter will slide off cleanly and form round puffs with hollow, airy centers.

Why it works

A loose, well-hydrated batter traps steam for balloon-light interiors; frying at 175°C sets a thin, crisp shell that soaks up just enough warm honey to glaze without sogging.

Twist

Greek-island vibe: drizzle with grape-must syrup (petimezi) instead of honey and finish with sesame seeds.

Status

Shiny, cinnamon-kissed little halos—Loukoumades that disappear by the handful. #grannyzen #greekdessert

Menu

Granny Zen Galaxy Kitchen 🚀