Dessert Recipes - Loukoumades Recipe

Ingredients

For the batter

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 1.5 ml/1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

• 15 g/1/2 oz/1 sachet of easy-blend dried yeast

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup hand-hot water

• Oil, for deep-frying

For the syrup

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup clear honey

• 10 ml/2 tsp lemon juice

• 15 ml/1 tbsp brandy

• 15 ml/1 tbsp water

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Method:

1. To make the batter, mix the flour, salt, cinnamon and yeast in a bowl. Gradually beat in the hand-hot water to form a thick, smooth batter.

2. Cover with Clingfilm (plastic wrap) and leave in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours or until well risen and bubbling.

3. Heat the oil to 190°C/375°F or until a cube of day-old bread browns in 30 seconds. Drop in small spoonfuls of the batter and fry until puffy and pale golden brown. They should be crisp and hollow.

4. If the first few seem chewy, add 15 ml/1 tbsp of hot water to the batter and continue cooking the next batch. Drain on kitchen paper (paper towels).

5. To make the syrup, warm the ingredients together in a saucepan. Serve the fritters with the warm syrup spooned over.