Loukoumathes

Name: Loukoumathes
Yield: Makes 25–30
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400 ml water; 300 g jar clear Greek honey; 3 pieces of cinnamon bark; 800 g plain flour; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. dried yeast; Lukewarm water; Groundnut oil, for deep frying; 300 g caster sugar

Preparation info

Makes
25–30

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Real Greek

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2016

About

Across Greece and the Levant, street vendors sell their own variation of these deliciously sweet honey fritters. There is nothing like the aroma of freshly made Loukoumathes to draw in the crowds. And when making these at home, I struggle to keep up with the family waiting for the next fritter to come out of the pan.

Ingredients

For the syrup

300 g caster sugar
400 ml water
300

Europe
Greece
Pastry
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Place all the ingredients for the syrup in a saucepan and bring to a steady boil for 5 minutes, then leave to cool.
To make the batter, sift the flour and salt into a deep bowl, forming a well in the centre. Dissolve the yeast in a tablespoon of lukewarm water and pour into the well. Bind together while gradually adding enough lukewarm water to form a light batte