Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona). These Greek Christmas honey cookies (melomakarona) are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and As with most holidays in Greece, Greek Christmas also revolves around food! This means that these are these festive days of the year to make all these. Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou.
Dimitra's Dishes. Τα πιο πετυχημένα Μελομακάρονα - Melomakarona - Greek Christmas Cookies.
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… Gooey, sticky traditional melomakarona or Greek Christmas honey cookies with delicious festive flavours.
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These Greek Christmas honey cookies (melomakarona) are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and As with most holidays in Greece, Greek Christmas also revolves around food! This means that these are these festive days of the year to make all these. Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek christmas cookies (melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):
- {Prepare 1 of kilo All Purpose Flour.
- {Take 1/2 cup of Semolina.
- {Prepare 100 grams of Sugar.
- {Make ready 1/2 liter of Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil.
- {Prepare 200 ml of fresh Orange Juice.
- {Prepare 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon.
- {Make ready 2 teaspoons of Baking Powder.
- {Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of soda.
- {Make ready 1/2 teaspoon of Nutmeg (Optional).
- {Take 1/4 teaspoon of grated Clove.
- {Take 2 of grated Orange Peels.
- {Make ready of Syrup:.
- {Prepare 500 grams of Sugar.
- {Take 500 ml of Water.
- {Make ready 200 grams of Honey.
- {Take 250 grams of Walnuts chopped.
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. 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.
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!!! 🙂.
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. Christmas is nearly there and in Greece this means we buy, eat, treat or make melomakarona. With this recipe you can bake your Greek traditional Christmas Cookies, while learning Greek. A melomakarona recipe perfect for the holiday season.
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