Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, greek christmas cookies (melomakarona). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Some call them finikia and others call them melomakarona, pronounced "melow-ma-kah-rona", and they are the quintessential Christmas cookies of Greece. The name itself, melomakarona, is a combination of the two words: "meli", which means honey and "makarona," which comes from the ancient word "makaria," meaning blessed. Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) are traditional Greek Christmas cookies, that are served during Christmas time throughout Greece. The word "melomakarona" is a combination of the two words "meli", which means honey and "makarona". "Makarona" comes from the ancient word "makaria" and means blessed.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook 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):
- Make ready 1 kilo All Purpose Flour
- Get 1/2 cup Semolina
- Prepare 100 grams Sugar
- Make ready 1/2 liter Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
- Prepare 200 ml fresh Orange Juice
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- Get 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- Take 1/2 teaspoon soda
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (Optional)
- Get 1/4 teaspoon grated Clove
- Take 2 grated Orange Peels
- Get Syrup:
- Get 500 grams Sugar
- Prepare 500 ml Water
- Prepare 200 grams Honey
- Take 250 grams Walnuts chopped
Many cooks find that if you omit the vegetable oil, your melomakarona might turn out too dark in the oven. These amazingly aromatic little cookies are a traditional Greek Christmas treat…called "Melomakarona". Your house will be filled with aromas of orange, honey, cinnamon, and cloves… Each bite is so deliciously Christmassy…it will become an instant personal favorite! Melomakarona, the most popular Greek Christmas Cookie!
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!!! 🙂
Your house will be filled with aromas of orange, honey, cinnamon, and cloves… Each bite is so deliciously Christmassy…it will become an instant personal favorite! Melomakarona, the most popular Greek Christmas Cookie! Get the authentic recipe for this juicy, decadent and delicious Greek Christmas honey 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. Melomakarona: Greek Christmas Cookie Recipe Melomakarona are popular Greek Christmas cookies that are covered in a honey syrup and topped with cinnamon and walnuts.
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