Doughnuts with chocolate recipe (loukoumades)

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Created by Maria Benardis

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Cuisine: Greek
Prep Time: 5 min(s)
Cook Time: 15 min(s)
Makes 25

Greek, with the variation of Maria Benardis Loukoumades are Greek-style doughnuts. They are the oldest recorded pastry of any kind in European literature.

Loukoumades or “honey tokens” (χαρίσιοι) as they were called in Ancient Greece were offered to the victorious athletes as a prize in a highly ritualised ceremony, along with the wreath. “Honey tokens” were essentially fried balls of dough covered in honey. Nowadays, we cover them with honey, cinnamon, and nuts.

It is believed that loukoumades were added as one of the prizes to the Olympic Games because Coroebus of Elis (Κόροιβος Ἠλεῖος), a humble baker and athlete, won the stadion race in the first recorded Ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC. This made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history. And so a pastry was incorporated as an Olympic prize.

I have come up with this alternate recipe which kids really enjoy.

Ingredients

7g dry yeast
1 cup warm water
2 cups of plain flour
1 tsp salt
1-1¼ cup cold water
1/2 cup chocolate pieces
Olive oil, for deep-frying
20g icing sugar, garnish

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Preparation

Place the yeast in the warm water.

Place the flour and salt in a bowl and stir in the yeast. Add 1 cup of cold water and mix until you have a smooth thin paste. (You may need an additional ¼ cup of cold water.) Add the chocolate pieces and mix them through. Cover and set aside for up to 1 hour or until it rises and forms bubbles under the surface.

Pour olive oil into a deep frying pan to a depth of 4-5 centimetres and heat. Using a tablespoon, drop in large dollops of the mixture, one spoonful at a time. The mixture will form round dumplings. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown, then remove and drain on kitchen paper.

While still hot, dust with a little icing sugar and serve.

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