Loukoumades

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 package dry yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• oil
• 1/2 cup thyme honey
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour and salt together into a bowl.
• 2 sprinkle the yeast over the lukewarm water and stir to dissolve.
• 3 add yeast mixture to flour and beat or knead 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• 4 cover the bowl with a damp cloth and let rise 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
• 5 heat oil for deep fat frying.
• 6 pinch off small pieces of dough and fry in hot oil about 3 min until golden brown.
• 7 drain on paper towels and keep warm.
• 8 in a saucepan, combine the honey thru lemon juice and bring to a boil.
• 9 cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture is syrupy.
• 10 pour over hot puffs and sprinkle with cinnamon.