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PUMPKIN LOUKOUMADES


  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: Makes approximately 50 donuts 1x

Ingredients

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FOR THE DONUTS:

  • 1 cup lukewarm water
  • 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 tsp fine grain salt
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups palm shortening (or neutral oil for frying)
  • cold glass of water

FOR THE HONEY CARAMEL

  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • large pinch of salt

TO GARNISH:

  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 cup crushed walnuts

Instructions

FOR THE DONUTS:

  1. Add the lukewarm water to a large bowl, dissolve the honey into the water & sprinkle the yeast over the top of the water. Leave to rest until yeast is foamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. Once yeast has foamed, add pumpkin puree to bowl & whisk until combined
  3. Add in flour & salt and stir until mixture is well comined
  4. Cover bowl with a damp towel & leave to rest in a warm place until dough has doubled (about 1 hour)
  5. While the dough rises, make the honey caramel sauce

FOR THE HONEY CARAMEL SAUCE:

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine heavy cream, honey & a large pinch of salt
  2. Heat mixture over medium heat, stirring to fully combine the ingredients
  3. Bring mixture to a boil and then lower heat to medium low & simmer until reduced by about 1/2 and deep amber in color (this took about 20 minutes) – making sure the caramel is simmering nicely but will not boil over
  4. Once the caramel is thickened & has turned to the desired color, remove from heat & set aside to cool

FOR THE DONUTS:

  1. While you continue to wait for the dough to finish rising, crush the walnuts & reserve
  2. Once the dough is doubled & bubbly, heat a large pot with frying oil over medium high heat
  3. Line a large cookie sheet with paper towels (this is what you will place the cooked donuts on)
  4. Once oil has reached 350 degrees F – lightly stir the dough to settle any large bubbles & using a clean dessert spoon, dip the spoon into the cold glass of water & then scoop 2 tsp of dough into the oil (making sure to shake any excess water off of the spoon before dipping into the dough)
  5. Fry 6-8 donuts at a time, depending on the size of your pot – cook the donuts for approximately 2 minutes on each side (you are looking for a nice golden color)
  6. Set finished donuts on the paper towel lined cookie sheet & continue frying until all of the dough is used up

TO SERVE:

  1. Drizzle donuts with honey caramel sauce, sprinkle with a bit of crushed walnuts & using a small sieve, dust the donuts with pumpkin pie spice & serve
  • Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 hours

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 10 donuts