The Easiest Loukoumades Recipe
Loukoumades are Greek donuts that are golden and crispy on the outside, and soft and fluffy on the inside. Here's the tastiest and easiest recipe out there!
Servings 3 people
Calories 70kcal
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon warm water
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon warm milk
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
To garnish
- Honey
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder add more if you like cinnamon
- Crushed pistachios
To fry the loukoumades
- Cooking oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the water, milk, sugar, and yeast, mix well. Add the oil and mix for a few seconds.
- Add the flour and salt and mix the ingredients well and until no lumps are visible in the dough.
- Cover the dough for an hour or until it doubles in size.
- Uncover the dough and mix it using a fork for a few seconds.
- Heat enough oil to fry the loukoumades in a medium pan.
- Place a small bowl with oil on the kitchen counter close to the batter. Dip a tablespoon in cool oil, remove excess oil. Dip your hand in the batter and grab a small amount from it. Squeeze out a small portion from the batter between your thumb and index finger. Scoop out the batter using the greased spoon, drop it gently in the hot oil. Repeat this step several times but do not crown the pan.
- Push the loukoumades in the oil and turn them to get dark golden color from all the sides. When done place them in a strainer.
- Sprinkle cinnamon over the loukoumades and flip them to distribute the cinnamon powder evenly. Pour a tablespoon of honey over them and flip them again as shown in the video.
- Before serving the loukoumades, pour more honey and sprinkle with crushed pistachios.
Video
Notes
- Like many fried pastries, these Loukoumades are best consumed fresh. They do not store well.
- Instead of pistachios, you can go for the nuts you prefer.
- You can help the dough to rise faster by covering the bowl with plastic wrap and then covering it with a thick cloth if you live in a cold place.
- Simple syrup can replace honey.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Donut | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.9g | Fat: 0.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Potassium: 10.5mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 8.7g