Recipe of Speedy Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, greek christmas cookies (melomakarona). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look 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.

Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first 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):

1. Make ready 1 kilo All Purpose Flour
2. Prepare 1/2 cup Semolina
3. Take 100 grams Sugar
4. Prepare 1/2 liter Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
5. Take 200 ml fresh Orange Juice
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
7. Get 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
8. Take 1/2 teaspoon soda
9. Get 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (Optional)
10. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon grated Clove
11. Take 2 grated Orange Peels
12. Make ready Syrup:
13. Prepare 500 grams Sugar
14. Get 500 ml Water
15. Make ready 200 grams Honey
16. Get 250 grams Walnuts chopped

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 is one of the most beloved Greek desserts and is traditionally served at Christmastime.

Steps to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. C) In a large sauce pan add in the ingredients for the syrup and boil for about 15 minutes and until thickened.
4. D) When the cookies have baked pour the hot syrup over them and top with the chopped Walnuts.
5. 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!!! 🙂

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 is one of the most beloved Greek desserts and is traditionally served at Christmastime. It's a festive cookie—boasting spices like cinnamon and cloves—tender and crumbly, and moist from its final swim in a spiced honey syrup, similar to one that is drizzled over baklava. Melomakarona and kourabiedes, the white shortbread cookies filled with almonds and covered with tons of powder sugar are the two traditional very Greek sweets for the Christmas days. But who can resist and eat them so slowly?

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