Melomakarona (Greek honey cookies)
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Melomakarona (Greek honey cookies)
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These traditional Greek cookies are a tasty mix of flavors - perfect for any cookie plate!
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour plain flour
- ½ cup semolina
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cloves allspice a good substitute, if you don't have ground cloves
- 6 tablespoon sugar
- ½ orange zest ie from ½ orange
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon brandy
For the dipping syrup
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
- 3 cloves (optional)
To top
- ¼ cup walnuts ground, to top
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F/175C.
- In a medium-large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients, apart from the sugar, ie flour, semolina, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
- Rub the orange zest into the sugar in a separate large bowl- it should become slightly soft and fragrant. (This helps to bring out the flavor from the oils.)
- Add the oil, orange juice and brandy to the sugar and mix well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix to combine.
- Take spoonfuls of the mixture and form egg-like ovals and place on a lined baking sheet. Press the mixture together pretty firmly in your hands to get it to hold well. If you like, form a criss-cross on top of each cookie with the prongs of a fork.
- Bake the cookies until firm and lightly golden, around 20 minutes.
- While the cookies bake, make the dipping syrup by warming the honey, sugar and water until the sugar dissolves and it starts to simmer. You can optionally add a cinnamon stick and cloves to help infuse it with a bit of spice. Let the syrup simmer 5-10 minutes then remove from heat. Let it cool and skim away any foam.
- If your walnuts are not already crushed, put them in the food processor and pulse until they are relatively fine crumbs.
- Dip the cookies in the syrup while they are still warm in small batches (say 3-5 at a time). Let them soak on both sides for 30 seconds to a minute before taking them out and placing on a lined baking sheet.
- Immediately sprinkle on some walnuts and leave to dry.
Notes
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature - they should keep a few days just fine. If you don't want to use a full cup of extra virgin olive oil, you can substitute up to half with non- extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, but all EVOO will give the best flavor.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
106kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
76mg
(3%)
Potassium
48mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
8IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30(approx)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 106 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 106kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 48mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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