Lokoumathes (Cyprus Doughnuts with Honey Syrup)

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~ Ingredients for dough:   ~ 2 cup of flour ~ 2 cups of warm water ~ 1tbsp of yeast ~ 1 tsp of salt ~ 1 cup of potato purée (optional)   ~ Corn oil for frying ~ Cinnamon powder for garnishment	Home Made
~ Ingredients for syrup:   ~ 1 cup of sugar ~ 1 cup of water ~ 1/2 a cup of honey ~ 1/2 a cup of rose water ~ 1 stick of cinnamon	Professionally Made

 

~ NOTE: This is the original Cyprus Lokoumathes Recipe to my knowledge. ~ Some people add potato purée to the dough mixture to make them crunchier. ~ For every 2 cups of flour add 1 cup of potato purée.

~ Place the flour in a large bowl and mix with salt. ~ Dissolve the yeast in a cup of warm water. ~ Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour in the dissolved yeast. ~ Mix well with your hands or a wooden spoon. ~ Add enough warm water until your dough is smooth, not too liquidly or too stiff. ~ Cover your dough with a woollen cloth or a blanket and leave in a warm place for about 2-3 hours to rise. ~ Your dough will rise to about double the original size. ~ By the time your dough rises you can prepare the syrup. ~ In a large sauce pan add the water, sugar, honey and cinnamon stick and boil on low heat for about 10 minutes. ~ Stir the syrup to dissolve the sugar and mix the honey. ~ Remove from the heat and let it cool down. ~ Add the rose water in the syrup and stir to mix. ~ In a casserole or a deep frying pan heat up enough corn oil for deep frying the Lokoumathes. ~ With a wet left palm take some of the dough, close slightly so that a small ball of dough comes out between your thump and your index finger. ~ With a wet teaspoon cut the small ball of dough and put it in the hot oil. ~ For every ball of dough you cut wet your spoon so the dough doesn’t stick on it. ~ Fry some Lokoumathes at a time. ~ While frying separate them with a big spoon. ~ Fry the Lokoumathes until golden brown. ~ Strain the cooked ones to get the excess oil and while they are hot, deep them into the cold syrup and with a spoon stir so the syrup get all over them. ~ Place in a platter, sprinkle some cinnamon powder and serve hot. ~ Good luck and Enjoy.