Loukoumathes Recipe

Add the remaining milk, caster sugar, egg, and lukewarm melted butter to the dissolved yeast mixture. Sift the flour and salt into a warm bowl and gradually stir in the mixed liquids. Beat until smooth, then continue beating for another 1 minute.

Cover the bowl with a folded cloth and leave it in a warm place for 1 ½ hours, until the batter has doubled in bulk and shows bubbles on the surface.

Once proofed, stir the batter well. Drop teaspoonfuls into deep, hot oil (190 °C or 375 °F), frying 4 to 5 at a time. Turn the puffs to brown evenly; each one takes about a minute to cook. They should be golden all over. Remove them with a slotted spoon.