How to Make Perfect Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF

Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF. Greek Cinnamon Cookies - Koulourakia Vegan (Nistisima) BY: Greek Cooking Made Easy SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel to see all my delicious recipes. The fluffiest and crunchiest traditional Greek Easter cookies recipe (koulourakia) you have ever made! These sweet little Greek Easter cookies are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and highly addictive to eat!

If Italian biscotti were to have a dainty, Greek cousin, it would be koulourakia. Crispy on the outside, but tender on the inside, these cookies are buttery, with a hint of orange essence. And, they're so small that you don't feel bad reaching for. You can cook Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF

1. It's 225 ml of olive oil.
2. It's 90 ml of sweet red wine.
3. It's 45 ml of fresh orange juice.
4. You need 35 g of granulated sugar.
5. It's 25 g of roasted sesame seeds.
6. You need of grated zest of 1/2 an orange.
7. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of ground cinnamon.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of ground cloves / cardamom.
9. It's 1/4 tsp of baking soda / bicarb.
10. You need 500 g of gluten-free / plain flour.
11. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of baking powder.
12. It's 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum if using gf flour.
13. Prepare of soft brown sugar as required.

The name for Koulourakia comes from their round twisted shape. A "kouloura" (koo-LOU-rah) in Greek is a round twist. The name for these traditional butter cookies comes from their round twisted shape, but you will also see Koulourakia as small braids or in. Melomakarona are Greek Christmas cookies made with cinnamon and cloves, soaked in a honey-orange syrup, and topped with brown sugar and walnuts.

Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF step by step

1. In a large bowl, mix together the oil, wine, orange juice, granulated sugar, sesame seeds, orange zest, cinnamon and cloves.
2. Sieve the baking powder, baking soda and xanthan gum with the flour into the bowl and knead until you form a soft dough. If using gluten-free flour, keep a handful of flour back and add it to the mixture only if required.
3. Preheat the oven to gas 3 / 170C / 325F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. Pinch off golfball-sized pieces of dough and roll into thin sausage shapes.
5. Form into an ornate S shape as shown and place on the baking sheet.
6. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
7. Let cool for 5 minutes on the tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

As if this weren't amazing enough, I decided to smother them in chocolate. Koulourakia are traditional Greek Easter cookies that are infused with orange zest and perfect for dunking in coffee. They are a butter-based cookie, and are hand-shaped in a variety of designs, topped with an egg wash, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame seeds. koulourakia / wine cookies. These cookies will never last more than a few minutes in any cookie jar. Koulourakia are simple and quick to bake up and so much fun to make!