Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, greek christmas cookies (melomakarona). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
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 particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek christmas cookies (melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):
- Make ready 1 kilo All Purpose Flour
- Prepare 1/2 cup Semolina
- Take 100 grams Sugar
- Prepare 1/2 liter Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
- Prepare 200 ml fresh Orange Juice
- Take 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- Make ready 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon soda
- Get 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (Optional)
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon grated Clove
- Take 2 grated Orange Peels
- Get Syrup:
- Prepare 500 grams Sugar
- Prepare 500 ml Water
- Make ready 200 grams Honey
- Get 250 grams Walnuts chopped
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. Wonderful aromatic, spiced cookies with honey that are like little cakes! These amazingly aromatic little cakes are a traditional Greek Christmas sweet…called "Melomakarona". Your house will be filled with aromas of orange, honey, cinnamon, and cloves… Greek traditional Christmas cookies (Melomakarona).
Instructions 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!!! 🙂
These amazingly aromatic little cakes are a traditional Greek Christmas sweet…called "Melomakarona". Your house will be filled with aromas of orange, honey, cinnamon, and cloves… Greek traditional Christmas cookies (Melomakarona). Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou. They are dipped in syrup and sprinkled with walnuts before enjoying them! A melomakarona recipe perfect for the holiday season.
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