Loukoumades Greek Honey Doughnuts

Name: Loukoumades Greek Honey Doughnuts
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 7g fast action dried yeast; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 0.5 tsp salt; 300ml warm water; 750ml sunflower oil, for frying; 120g honey; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Crisp, golden dough balls with a soft middle, drenched in warm honey and cinnamon. Fry and serve at once.

Time1 hr 20
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.28 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

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 tbspcaster sugar
½ tspsalt
300 mlwarm water
750 mlsunflower oilfor frying
120 ghoney
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tbsplemon juice

Method

1
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl. Beat in the warm water to make a thick, sticky batter.
2
Cover and leave somewhere warm for 45 minutes until bubbly and doubled.
45 min
3
Heat the oil in a deep pan to 180°C (160°C fan). A drop of batter should sizzle and rise at once.
4
Wet a spoon, scoop a walnut sized blob of batter and push it off into the oil with a second wet spoon. Fry 6 at a time for 3 minutes, turning, until deep golden.
3 min
5
Drain on kitchen paper. Warm the honey with the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of water.
6
Pile the doughnuts in a bowl, drizzle with the honey and dust with cinnamon.

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