Today when we were making hot cross buns, we thought about what we should make next baking session.
We had the idea to have a coffee + donuts session! We could make a variety of donuts with different coatings/fillings.
I thought we could make a Bosnian 'donut' called Lokumi. It is very versatile; it can be eaten plain or with a sweet glaze (honey, jam, nutella...) or with a savory topping. Conveniently, lokumi do not need a deep fat fryer; they can be fried in a pan containing 2 cm of oil.
Here is a recipe:
Lokoom balls
2-3 eggs
about 100 ml sunflower oil
200 ml milk or yogurt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
about 450g all purpose flour
In large bowl, beat eggs, add oil, yogurt or milk, salt, sugar untill well blended. Combine the flour and baking powder and gradually stir in wet ingredients to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface. Roll into 1/2cm thickness. Cut with glass or cutter into circles or cut to 5x5 cm squares. Put oil into the pot (about 2 cm from the bottom) and heat. Drop the Locooms in hot oil, upon one side become golden brown, turn to the other side and then bring to bowl.
Serve with cheese or jam or nutela or whatever you like. Leftovers are tasty even the day after.
(from http://kuhinjazaposlenezene.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/lokumi.html)
An alternative recipe, using yeast:
Ingredients:
Method
Jen
Here is a recipe:
Lokoom balls
2-3 eggs
about 100 ml sunflower oil
200 ml milk or yogurt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
about 450g all purpose flour
In large bowl, beat eggs, add oil, yogurt or milk, salt, sugar untill well blended. Combine the flour and baking powder and gradually stir in wet ingredients to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface. Roll into 1/2cm thickness. Cut with glass or cutter into circles or cut to 5x5 cm squares. Put oil into the pot (about 2 cm from the bottom) and heat. Drop the Locooms in hot oil, upon one side become golden brown, turn to the other side and then bring to bowl.
Serve with cheese or jam or nutela or whatever you like. Leftovers are tasty even the day after.
(from http://kuhinjazaposlenezene.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/lokumi.html)
An alternative recipe, using yeast:
Ingredients:
250 g of sour milk or yogurt
150 ml milk
20 g fresh yeast
5 grams of baking soda
3 eggs
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste
800 grams pastry flour
half a black coffee cup of oil
Oil for frying
Method
1. Combine the yeast, the lukewarm milk, the sugar, a spoon of flour and a pinch of salt. Mix and leave to swell.
2. When the mixture has foamed, add with other ingredients except for the flour. Gradually add the flour with constant stirring. Mix dough to be as softness as pie dough. Allow to warm, stirring occasionally to create air bubbles.
3. Place dough on a surface smeared with oil. Rub the upper side of the dough with oil, and use a rolling pin to reduce the thickness to 1 cm. When greased this way the dough will absorb less oil during frying.
4. Cut the dough into desired shape and fry in hot oil
Can also bake rather than fry: Put in oven preheated to 180 degrees. After 10 minutes reduce to 140 and bake another 15 minutes.
Jen
