Honey Puffs, Greek: Loukoumades
- 500 g flour (1 lb 1oz)
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- warm water, for disolving yeast etc
- oil (for frying)
- syrup
- 2 cups honey
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cups water
- cinnamon (to garnish)
- Dissolve the yeast in a little lukewarm water, mix flour and salt in a bowl and slowly add yeast mixture being sure to mix well.
- Slowly add more warm water until you have a medium paste. Cover the bowel with a clean cloth and stand in warm water for about 1 hour. The batter should have doubled in size and formed "bubbles".
- Heat oll and add teaspoonfuls of the batter to the oil, cook until they turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper while making the syrup.
- Syrup: boil the honey, sugar, water and cinamom for 10 minutes. Pour the syrup over the honey puffs/ loukoumades and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon powder. Serve hot.
yeast, salt, ground cinnamon, water, oil, syrup, honey, sugar, cinnamon, water, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/honey-puffs-greek-loukoumades-170843 (may not work)