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Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Gooey, sticky traditional melomakarona or Greek Christmas honey cookies with delicious festive flavours. There's no way you'll be able to eat just one! Don't keep these Greek Christmas honey cookies in the fridge. They are better kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek christmas cookies (melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):
- Prepare 1 kilo All Purpose Flour
- Make ready 1/2 cup Semolina
- Make ready 100 grams Sugar
- Take 1/2 liter Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
- Make ready 200 ml fresh Orange Juice
- Get 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- Make ready 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon soda
- Get 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (Optional)
- Take 1/4 teaspoon grated Clove
- Prepare 2 grated Orange Peels
- Take Syrup:
- Make ready 500 grams Sugar
- Take 500 ml Water
- Take 200 grams Honey
- Get 250 grams Walnuts chopped
Melomakarona, the most popular Greek Christmas Cookie! While the white pretty kourabiedes are more of a fancy type of cookie, melomakarona (pronounced melomakárona) are the dark, decadent, succulent cookies, juicy and dripping honey all over the place. Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou. Calories (per serving) Our personal favorites are the Melomakarona (pronounced mel-low-ma-KA-row-na); melomakarona are honey-orange-clove-cinnamon syrup-drenched soft cookies.
Steps to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):
- A) In a large bowl add all the ingredients except for the flour. Once all is combined add in the flour a little at a time and knead all the ingredients until it has become one mass.
- B) Take a small piece of dough at a time and start to knead in your hands and shaping it in the form of an egg. Place each one Melomakarano into a large baking pan and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- C) In a large sauce pan add in the ingredients for the syrup and boil for about 15 minutes and until thickened.
- D) When the cookies have baked pour the hot syrup over them and top with the chopped Walnuts.
- I wanted to thank my Aunt Soula in Greece, and my mom for treating us with their delicious Christmas Cookies. 🙂 Euxaristo poli Theia Soula…na ste kala kai Kales Giortes. - - Kali Orexi!!! - - Kala Xristougenna kai Kales Giortes everyone!! - - With the recipe I am wishing everyone A very Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays to all!!! 🙂
Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou. Calories (per serving) Our personal favorites are the Melomakarona (pronounced mel-low-ma-KA-row-na); melomakarona are honey-orange-clove-cinnamon syrup-drenched soft cookies. Lay the cookies out in a rimmed baking pan large enough to contain them and pour the hot syrup over the cookies, sprinkle them with the chopped walnuts and let them soak overnight. A melomakarona recipe perfect for the holiday season. You'd never know these Greek Christmas cookies are gluten-free and vegan!
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