Greek honey puffs, loukoumades

Name: Greek honey puffs, loukoumades
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 7g fast action dried yeast; 1 tsp caster sugar; 250ml warm water; 0.25 tsp salt; 1l sunflower oil, for frying; 4 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp water, for the syrup; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Warm, crisp little yeast doughnuts soaked in honey and cinnamon, just like the Greek street treat.

Time1 hr 15
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.35 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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250 gplain flour
7 gfast action dried yeast
1 tspcaster sugar
250 mlwarm water
¼ tspsalt
1 lsunflower oilfor frying
4 tbsphoney
2 tbspwaterfor the syrup
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tbspsesame seeds

Method

1
Stir the flour, yeast, sugar and salt together in a large bowl. Pour in the warm water and beat well to a thick, sticky batter.
2
Cover and leave somewhere warm for 45 minutes until bubbly and doubled in size.
45 min
3
Heat the oil in a deep, heavy pan until a drop of batter sizzles and floats. Keep the heat medium, never above that.
4
Dip a teaspoon in the oil, scoop up a spoonful of batter and drop it into the oil. Fry 5 or 6 at a time for 3 to 4 minutes, turning, until deep golden.
3 min 30 s
5
Lift out with a slotted spoon on to kitchen paper.
6
Warm the honey with 2 tbsp water in a small pan. Pile the puffs on plates, pour over the honey and finish with cinnamon and sesame seeds.

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