LOUKOUMADES - TRADITIONAL GREEK HONEY PUFFS RECIPE & HISTORY
Loukoumades is a typical Greek street food dessert, very popular both in and outside Greece. Its history comes from the age of the Ancient Greece: the legend tells that this recipe had been offered as a winner's reward during the first Olympic Games! These simple pastry balls are deep-fried, then garnished with honey, sesame seeds, and dried fruit. Here the history and the recipe!
Provided by Filippo Trapella - philosokitchen.com
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- The liquid part of the Loukoumades mixture can be composed of a half cup of milk and a half cup of water or by just 1 cup of water. To obtain a perfect result, you want the liquid lukewarm.
- First of all, pour 1 cup of liquid in a bowl, then add the yeast along with 1 tbsp of sugar, and melt stirring with your hands.
- Now, sift the flour and pour it a little at a time, stirring and adding 1 tsp of salt on the halfway. Finally, wrap the bowl and store into the oven at room temperature until the mass doubles its size.
- When the Loukoumades mixture is well raised and ready to be fried, prepare the honey syrup.
- Combine a half cup of honey and a half cup of water in a small pot, then stir over medium heat until melted, then turn off the flame and cover with a lid.
- Now, pour the oil into a deep pot a bring to 350° F (177° C). To cook the honey puffs to perfection, it is critical maintain the oil temperature between 340 and 350° F (170 to 177° C).
- At this point, wet a teaspoon and model a ball of the mixture, then drop the ball into the oil (please be careful of oils slashings!).
- Fry the ball a little at a time, until nicely golden outside and well cooked inside.
- Finally, dry the Loukoumades over paper towels then soak them a couple of minutes into the honey syrup, still hot.
- Place the honey puffs on a plate, then garnish with the rest of the honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon powder.
- Depending on the preferences, complete with sesame seeds and/or chopped walnuts. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 0 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 7 grams fat, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sugar 3 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams unsaturated fat
LOUKOUMADES (HONEY PUFFS)
A slightly different way to make Honey Puffs. No yeast required. I'm posting this for ZWT 6. Greece
Provided by CJAY8248
Categories Dessert
Time 34m
Yield 2 dozen loukoumades, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl combine milk, flour and brandy.
- Beat until batter is thick and bubbly.
- Fill a large heavy pan with oil to a depth of at least 2". If possible it is better to use an electric deep fryer or electric fry pan because of the constant controlled temperature.
- Heat the oil to 375-400*. Work in a well ventilated room.
- Drop batter from teaspoon or tablespoon into hot oil.
- Dip spoon in cup of cold water each time before dipping in batter so batter will not stick to spoon.
- Fry 4-5 loukoumades at a time turning often until puffed and golden on all sides. The frying process usually takes 2-4 minutes.
- Remove from oil and drain in colander or in bowl lined with paper towels.
- Heat honey and 2 Tblsp. of water in a saucepan.
- To serve, arrange hot Loukoumades on a platter and pour hot honey over each one. Sprinkle with cinnamon. If desired, sprinkle with chopped walnuts.Serve hot and immediately.
- Left over cooked dry Loukoumades may be wrapped in plastic or aluminum foil and frozen. When ready to use, defrost completely, place uncovered on ungreased baking sheet and heat through in preheated moderate oven. Serve with honey, cinnamon and finely chopped walnuts as above.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.2, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 5.7, Sodium 353.7, Carbohydrate 83.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 62.2, Protein 4.1
LOUKOUMATHES: HONEY PUFFS
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
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.
LOUKOUMADES
A Greek doughnut-hole-like fried puff pastry. If you can't get thyme honey, other honey will do. Each time I've made these, I've come out with a different number, with the count varying quite a bit across time. So the amount given is only a very inexact estimate.
Provided by echo echo
Categories Breads
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sift the flour and salt together into a bowl.
- Sprinkle the yeast over the lukewarm water and stir to dissolve.
- Add yeast mixture to flour and beat or knead 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and let rise 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
- Heat oil for deep fat frying.
- Pinch off small pieces of dough and fry in hot oil about 3 min until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and keep warm.
- In a saucepan, combine the honey thru lemon juice and bring to a boil.
- Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture is syrupy.
- Pour over hot puffs and sprinkle with cinnamon.
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- Using the lukewarm water, slowly add to the flour, mixing with an electric mixer until all the water has been added and the mixture is smooth.
- Cover with a clean tea towel and leave it in a warm place for about 1 hour or until it has doubled in size.
- To deep fry the donuts, you can use a deep-fryer or a deep pan. Fill with olive oil and heat.
- Take a teaspoon, dipping it in water first to prevent the mixture sticking, then take a teaspoon of mixture and drop it in the hot oil. Fill up your fry pan and continue until all the batter has been made.
- The loukoumades will puff up and rise to the top of the oil very quickly. Turn them over and as they turn golden, take them out with a slotted spoon and place on some paper.
- To make the syrup, add all the ingredients into a small saucepan, bringing to the boil and simmer on medium heat for about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Pour the syrup over Loukoumades and serve warm, drizzled with extra honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. Alternatively, you can drizzle the loukoumades with melted chocolate.
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