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My mother used to be married to a greek man. Every year we would go to Greek-Fest as a family. We would eat gyros and lamb, watch the dances, and listen to the music. The sounds of the band, the bright colors, and smells of pastries and meats made me happy. My sisters and I would get up on the stage and dance, we’d go outside to get our faces painted, and run around with new friends. As the sun started to set, we would lay down it the dying grass and hear the last strands of music drifting from the central tent. We begged my mom to get dessert, she’d object at first, but eventually she would give in to the temptation of the sweet yeasty treats. The bakery smelled like cinnamon and freshly baked goods. We always ordered loukoumades and watched them fry it. I would sit outside and eat the messy dessert, and always wanted more. | My mother used to be married to a greek man. Every year we would go to Greek-Fest as a family. We would eat gyros and lamb, watch the dances, and listen to the music. The sounds of the band, the bright colors, and smells of pastries and meats made me happy. My sisters and I would get up on the stage and dance, we’d go outside to get our faces painted, and run around with new friends. As the sun started to set, we would lay down it the dying grass and hear the last strands of music drifting from the central tent. We begged my mom to get dessert, she’d object at first, but eventually she would give in to the temptation of the sweet yeasty treats. The bakery smelled like cinnamon and freshly baked goods. We always ordered loukoumades and watched them fry it. I would sit outside and eat the messy dessert, and always wanted more. | ||
===recipe=== | ===recipe=== | ||
Serves 10 | Serves 10 2 hrs 30min | ||
2 cups lukewarm water | *2 cups lukewarm water* | ||
1 cup lukewarm milk | *1 cup lukewarm milk* | ||
2 packages dry yeast | *2 packages dry yeast* | ||
4 cups flour | *4 cups flour* | ||
1 ½ tbsp sugar | *1 ½ tbsp sugar* | ||
½ tsp salt | *½ tsp salt* | ||
2 tbsp oil | *2 tbsp oil* | ||
More oil, for frying | *More oil, for frying* | ||
Garnish | ===Garnish=== | ||
1 cup honey | *1 cup honey* | ||
¼ cup water | *¼ cup water* | ||
Cinnamon | *Cinnamon* | ||
Finely chopped walnuts (optional) | *Finely chopped walnuts (optional)* | ||
Toasted sesame seeds (optional) | *Toasted sesame seeds (optional)* | ||
Directions | ===Directions=== | ||
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water | Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water | ||
Put it along with remaining dough ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well until batter is smooth. | Put it along with remaining dough ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well until batter is smooth. | ||
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Keep frying the rest of the batch | Keep frying the rest of the batch | ||
When done, pour hot honey syrup over them and garnish to taste. Serve immediately | When done, pour hot honey syrup over them and garnish to taste. Serve immediately | ||
To make honey syrup | ===To make honey syrup=== | ||
heat honey and water in a small saucepan and skim off the froth that forms on the top | |||
Boil for five minutes and pour over loukoumades | Boil for five minutes and pour over loukoumades | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 9 March 2018
Loukoumades
by Juniper Wycoff-Lanford march 9, 2018 My mother used to be married to a greek man. Every year we would go to Greek-Fest as a family. We would eat gyros and lamb, watch the dances, and listen to the music. The sounds of the band, the bright colors, and smells of pastries and meats made me happy. My sisters and I would get up on the stage and dance, we’d go outside to get our faces painted, and run around with new friends. As the sun started to set, we would lay down it the dying grass and hear the last strands of music drifting from the central tent. We begged my mom to get dessert, she’d object at first, but eventually she would give in to the temptation of the sweet yeasty treats. The bakery smelled like cinnamon and freshly baked goods. We always ordered loukoumades and watched them fry it. I would sit outside and eat the messy dessert, and always wanted more.
recipe
Serves 10 2 hrs 30min
*2 cups lukewarm water*
- 1 cup lukewarm milk*
- 2 packages dry yeast*
- 4 cups flour*
- 1 ½ tbsp sugar*
- ½ tsp salt*
- 2 tbsp oil*
- More oil, for frying*
Garnish
- 1 cup honey*
- ¼ cup water*
- Cinnamon*
- Finely chopped walnuts (optional)*
- Toasted sesame seeds (optional)*
Directions
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water Put it along with remaining dough ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well until batter is smooth. Cover and put in a warm place for dough to rise until it is approximately 3 times as large as it previously was. 1-2 hours Heat the frying oil in a saucepan on the stovetop until hot Dip a teaspoon into oil to coat it and spoon up some dough into the hot oil Repeat until fritters cover the surface area of the saucepan, without overcrowding Dip the spoon in oil, everytime the dough starts to stick to it Fry the loukoumades in the hot oil until they are golden brown, pushing them into the oil with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a serving dish with a paper towel for draining Keep frying the rest of the batch When done, pour hot honey syrup over them and garnish to taste. Serve immediately
To make honey syrup
heat honey and water in a small saucepan and skim off the froth that forms on the top
Boil for five minutes and pour over loukoumades