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If Italian biscotti were to have a dainty, Greek cousin, it would be koulourakia.
You can have Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF
- You need 225 ml of olive oil.
- It's 90 ml of sweet red wine.
- You need 45 ml of fresh orange juice.
- Prepare 35 g of granulated sugar.
- You need 25 g of roasted sesame seeds.
- You need of grated zest of 1/2 an orange.
- You need 1/2 tbsp of ground cinnamon.
- It's 1/2 tsp of ground cloves / cardamom.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of baking soda / bicarb.
- Prepare 500 g of gluten-free / plain flour.
- You need 1/2 tbsp of baking powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum if using gf flour.
- You need of soft brown sugar as required.
Crispy on the outside, but tender on the inside, these cookies are buttery, with a hint of orange essence. And, they're so small that you don't feel bad reaching for another… and another to. Melomakarona are Greek Christmas cookies made with cinnamon and cloves, soaked in a honey-orange syrup, and topped with brown sugar and walnuts. As if this weren't amazing enough, I decided to smother them in chocolate.
Vickys Greek Koulourakia - 'Cinnamon Cookies', GF DF EF SF NF step by step
- In a large bowl, mix together the oil, wine, orange juice, granulated sugar, sesame seeds, orange zest, cinnamon and cloves.
- Sieve the baking powder, baking soda and xanthan gum with the flour into the bowl and knead until you form a soft dough. If using gluten-free flour, keep a handful of flour back and add it to the mixture only if required.
- Preheat the oven to gas 3 / 170C / 325F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Pinch off golfball-sized pieces of dough and roll into thin sausage shapes.
- Form into an ornate S shape as shown and place on the baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with the brown sugar and bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes on the tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
The name for Koulourakia comes from their round twisted shape. A "kouloura" (koo-LOU-rah) in Greek is a round twist. The name for these traditional butter cookies comes from their round twisted shape, but you will also see Koulourakia as small braids or in. koulourakia / wine cookies. These cookies will never last more than a few minutes in any cookie jar. Koulourakia are simple and quick to bake up and so much fun to make!