IRENE'S SWEET KOULOURAKIA
Steps:
- All the ingredients should be at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cream the butter for 5 minutes in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar to the mixture and beat another 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs and beat until blended. Add the orange juice and the vanilla extract.
- In a large bowl combine the baking powder and baking soda with about 1 cup of flour and stir in the egg mixture slowly. Add the remaining cups of flour gradually. The dough is ready when it leaves the sides of your mixing bowl completely. The dough is soft and pliable.
- Using a Swedish meatball scoop, begin cutting balls out of the dough. Roll out the dough balls in long rope like portions, fold over in half and twist. Place the cookies on a greased baking pan.
- Beat the 2 eggs in a small bowl to make the glaze. Brush the cookies on the pan with the glaze and bake in the oven for 25 minutes until golden brown.
ORANGE COOKIES (KOULOURAKIA)
At one time, I made these often as a nice treat with a quiet cup of tea. Unlike the other koulourakia recipes posted here, this one is not a butter cookie, rather a nice combination of citrus and walnuts. Though these are traditionally served with a light dusting of powdered sugar, my guess is dipping the ends in chocolate would also work well. More recently tried to reduce the fat by replacing some of the butter, but have not had great results. The addition of applesauce and other fruit purees makes the cookie lose its characteristic crispiness. At best you can swap out 1 or 2 tablespoons of the butter, no more. Preparation time does not include 90 minutes required to chill the dough. This recipe is being posted for the 'Zaar World Tour.
Provided by justcallmetoni
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread walnuts in a single layer on a ungreased cookie sheet and toast for 5-7 minutes. Stir occasionally to ensure even toasting. Remove from oven and let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine flour baking powder, baking soda, cloves. Set aside.
- In a food processor (or blender), combine the lemon and orange zest with the sugar. Process for several minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides. You want the zest to be chopped very fine and well incorporated into the sugar. Add the walnuts and canola oil and continue processing until the walnuts have been pureed into the sugar. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Place the butter into the food processor and mix for a minute until the butter is light and fluffy. Add the sugar, zest, walnut mixture, egg and egg yolk and either brandy or juice. Process just until these ingredients are well mixed into the butter.
- Gradually add in the flour, pulsing quickly after each addition. Use as little mixing time at this point as over-processing the dough toughens the cookie. Once mixed, divide dough into two balls, wrap each ball in wax paper and place in fridge for 90 minutes or longer.
- Preheat (or reheat) oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets with a light brush of oil or cooking spray.
- Take one ball of dough and split in half. Return half to fridge while working with the other. With the half you are working with, pinch off a ball of dough about the size of a shelled walnut. Quickly roll into a rope about 4 to 6 inches long. Ropes can be shaped into rings, horseshoes or an 'S.' Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. If the dough warms and becomes difficult to handle, return it to the fridge and continue working with another piece of well-chilled dough.
- Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are browned on the edges and just a little golden on the tops. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 2 or 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Once fully cooled, dust with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90.3, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 18.4, Sodium 53.2, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5, Protein 1.3
GREEK EASTER COOKIES (KOULOURAKIA)
This traditional Greek Easter treat pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee or tea
Provided by Anne Aslanides
Categories Dessert
Time 1h22m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cream oil, crisco, and butter together in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the sugar, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla extract and mix.
- Add 3 eggs one at a time, mixing between each egg.
- Add 1 cup flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and mix together. Slowly add 5 to 5.5 more cups of flour for 6 to 6.5 cups total.
- Break off a 1" round ball from the dough and, on a floured surface, roll the dough out to form a rope 6-8 inches long. Form the rope into your desired shape- the traditional twist first forms the rope into a U and then twists the open ends twice. Repeat.
- Mix remaining egg with 1 tbsp water and glaze the egg wash on the shaped cookies. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Cool and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, TransFat 0.04 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Sodium 50 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 5 g, UnsaturatedFat 1.4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
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