Greek Loukamades

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 4 fluid ounces water, 105 to 115 f
• 8 fluid ounces warm milk, 105 to 115 f
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 3 cups flour, sifted
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• 8 fluid ounces honey, to taste
• ground cinnamon, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl sprinkle yeast over the warm water and let stand to soften (about 5 minutes).
• 2 meanwhile, pour milk into a large bowl and add sugar and salt.
• 3 stir in yeast mixture and eggs; add butter and beat well.
• 4 slowly add 3 cups flour, beating continuously until batter is smooth, sticky, and thick.
• 5 add more flour as needed to arrive at correct consistency.
• 6 cover bowl with a tea towel and let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk (2 to 3 hours).
• 7 in a medium saucepan pour oil to a depth of 3 or 4 inches and heat to 360 degrees.
• 8 while oil is heating, pour some honey into a small saucepan and place over very low heat to warm.
• 9 stir batter well.
• 10 drop batter from a tablespoon into hot oil and cook, turning spoonfuls in oil, until batter puffs and is golden brown on all sides (about 2 minutes).
• 11 remove with a slotted utensil to paper towels to drain briefly, then arrange a layer of the puffs on a platter.
• 12 drizzle with warm honey, dust with cinnamon, and top with a second layer of puffs.
• 13 continue in this manner until all the puffs are layered and dressed.
• 14 serve at once.