ΒΑΘΜΟΣ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΑΣ
εύκολο
ΧΡΟΝΟΣ
30'
ΑΤΟΜΑ
4
ΥΛΙΚΑ
- 4 glasses water
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 glasses fine semolina
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon mastic
- vegetable oil for frying
- honey and cinnamon (for serving)
Περιγραφή
Sphingoi or svingoi are also known as the island-style loukoumades. Svingoi are fluffy little balls of dough, like our loukoumades or French choux. They come from the islands of Greece and are considered the sweet of sailors. They are not suitable for fasting, like classic loukoumades, but contain butter and eggs. They are a traditional sweet which, as folklorists mention, in earlier times was seen as a habit of the rich, because the white flour required for its preparation was expensive.
Εκτέλεση
Put the water in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter to the saucepan and wait for it to melt. Pour in the fine semolina and stir well with a wooden spoon until it thickens. When the mixture has thickened, put it in a bowl and leave it covered to cool for 2 hours. When it is ready, work the dough with your hands until it softens. Add the eggs one by one and mix them well into the dough. Add the mastic. (When it is for a dessert, you grind the mastic together with sugar.) Put the oil in a saucepan over high heat. Put a little oil in a small plate on the side. Lightly grease your hands with the cold oil from the plate so that the dough doesn’t stick to them while you are working it. Cut the dough into ball shapes and make a hole in the middle. Drop it into the boiling oil until it turns a golden color and, when the sphingoi are ready, drain them with a slotted spoon. Place them on a plate and serve with honey and cinnamon.