Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, greek christmas cookies (melomakarona). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Once you try these Greek Christmas honey cookies (melomakarona!) with their gooey centres and delicious Christmas flavours, you'll make them every year! Gooey, sticky traditional Greek Christmas honey cookies with delicious festive flavours. There's no way you'll be able to eat just one!
Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have greek christmas cookies (melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
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
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (Optional)
- Get 1/4 teaspoon grated Clove
- Take 2 grated Orange Peels
- Get Syrup:
- Prepare 500 grams Sugar
- Take 500 ml Water
- Prepare 200 grams Honey
- Prepare 250 grams Walnuts chopped
There is something about childhood traditions that make feel all cozy inside, especially the holiday centered. 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. These amazingly aromatic little cakes are a traditional Greek Christmas sweet…called "Melomakarona". Try to keep them as similar as possible.
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 are honey and nut Greek cookies that are traditionally enjoyed during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. If there was one Greek cookie that just says Christmas, melomakarona would be it. These are soft cookies dipped in a honey syrup and covered with chopped walnuts. This is another of the few recipes my grandmother handed down to my mom and then my mom to me. How to Make "Melomakarona" Greek Christmas Honey Cookie.
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