Sesame Seed Cookies With Olive Oil (Koulourakia)
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Sesame Seed Cookies With Olive Oil (Koulourakia)
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These sesame seed cookies (Greek Lent cookies) are as crunchy as biscotti with delicious earthy flavors of orange, sesame, honey, cinnamon.
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Ingredients
- 200 grams (1 cup) olive oil
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) water
- 125 grams (½ cup) sugar
- 150 ml (¾ cup) orange juice fresh
- 50 grams (2 ½ tablespoons) honey
- 1 orange zested
- 2 tablespoons brandy or tsipouro
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 700 grams (5 cups + 8 tbsp) all purpose flour
- 200 grams (1 ½ cups) sesame seeds
Instructions
- Mix together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add the orange juice and all of the remaining ingredients except the flour and sesame seeds. Stir vigorously with a whisk until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the flour in batches and knead the dough. You should end up with a soft dough that doesn't stick on your hands. If the dough still leaves fragments on your hands add a little bit more flour to it. But be careful not to add too much.
- Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let the dough rest at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 170°C / 338°F.
- After resting time has passed, take small parts of the dough (about 1 loaded tablespoon) and shape them into a round ball. Then on a clean surface start to roll the ball into a small cord about 17 cm (7-inches) long.
- Add sesame seeds to a large flat dish.
- Roll the dough cord over the sesame seeds pressing it lightly to help the sesame seeds stick to it. Then press the edges together to stick and form a holed cookie.
- Transfer cookie to a sheet pan or baking pan covered with parchment paper.
- Repeat the process until you have enough cookies to fill the pan. Leaving about 3 cm (1,5-inch) of space between each cookie. Ideally bake the cookies in two batches so each batch bakes properly all over instead of adding two pans in the oven in one go.
- Bake the cookies for about 15 to 20 minutes. Or until the cookies get a deep golden/ light brown color on top. The sesame seeds won't get any color.
- Once the cookies are baked, remove the pan from the oven but leave the cookies on the pan until they're cool enough to the touch. As you will need to carefully transfer the cookies with your hands to avoid all the sesame falling off of them.
- Let cookies cool down to room temperature for a few hours on a cooling rack. Then store them in a cookie tin or airtight food container to keep them nice and crunchy. As there is no dairy in these cookies they won't spoil. So you can keep them for up to a few months if kept closed airtightly.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
139kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Sodium
13mg
(1%)
Potassium
55mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
8IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 45cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 139kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 13mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 55mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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